bāo​tàn

detective

  • created reference approved 包探 → 包打听/包打聽 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    包探 bāo​tàn

    包打听 / 包打聽 bāo​dǎ​tīng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 包探 · bāo​tàn · detective — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    包探

    bāo​tàn

    detective

    (old) detective; specifically a detective working in foreign concessions or for the police in former times

    包 (literal) → 包 · bāo · to undertake 探 (bound) → 探 · tàn · detective

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 包探 · bāo​tàn · busybody — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    包探

    bāo​tàn

    busybody

    (extended meaning) person who is good at scouting for news or prying into other people's secrets; informant

    包 (literal) → 包 · bāo · to undertake 探 (bound) → 探 · tàn · detective

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense