勘探

Chinese

		to investigate; to survey; to collate	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
trad. (勘探)		勘	探
simp. #(勘探)		勘	探
anagram		探勘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāntàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢ ㄊㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ham³ taam³, ham¹ taam³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kham-thàm / khàm-thàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāntàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄢ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kantàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻan¹-tʻan⁴
    • Yale: kān-tàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kantann
    • Palladius: каньтань (kanʹtanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ham³ taam³, ham¹ taam³
    • Yale: ham taam, hām taam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ham³ taam³, ham¹ taam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hem³ tam³, hem¹ tam³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐm³³ tʰaːm³³/, /hɐm⁵⁵ tʰaːm³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kham-thàm
    • Tâi-lô: kham-thàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qamtaxm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰam³³ tʰam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² tʰam²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàm-thàm
    • Tâi-lô: khàm-thàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qarmtaxm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰam²¹/

Verb

勘探

1. (geology) to prospect (for minerals); to explore (resources)

Synonyms

• 勘察 (kānchá)

Related terms

• 勘測／勘测 (kāncè)