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Jyutping tau1 teng1
Pinyin tōu tīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to eavesdrop
  2. to monitor (secretly)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    暗中​聆​聽​其他人​講​嘢​,​以​得知​本來​唔​應該​知道​嘅​嘢
    to eavesdrop; to listen to someone's private conversation without them knowing
    • 你琴日打俾我嘅時候,我喺門口偷聽緊佢哋講嘢。
      你琴日打俾我嘅时候,我喺门口偷听紧佢哋讲嘢。
      nei5 kam4 jat6 daa2 bei2 ngo5 ge3 si4 hau6, ngo5 hai2 mun4 hau2 tau1 teng1 gan2 keoi5 dei6 gong2 je5.
      When you called me yesterday, I was at the door eavesdropping on their conversation.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to wiretap
  2. verb
    to eavesdrop
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔系特登偷听你哋讲嘢㗎。
    我唔係特登偷聽你哋講嘢㗎。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 dak6 dang1 tau1 teng1 nei5 dei2 gong2 je5 gaa3 。
    • I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your talk.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你在偷听。
    你在偷聽。
    nǐ zài tōu tīng 。
    • You were eavesdropping.
  2. Mandarin
    我不是故意偷听你们说话的。
    我不是故意偷聽你們説話的。
    wǒ bú shi gù yì tōu tīng nǐ men shuō huà de 。
    • I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your talk.
  3. Mandarin
    汤姆在偷听。
    湯姆在偷聽。
    tāng mǔ zài tōu tīng 。
    • Tom's eavesdropping.
    • Tom is eavesdropping.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    偷听
    偷聽
    tau1 teng1
    • to eavesdrop
  2. Cantonese
    你琴日打俾我嘅时候,我喺门口偷听紧佢哋讲嘢。
    你琴日打俾我嘅時候,我喺門口偷聽緊佢哋講嘢。
    nei5 kam4 jat6 daa2 bei2 ngo5 ge3 si4 hau6, ngo5 hai2 mun4 hau2 tau1 teng1 gan2 keoi5 dei6 gong2 je5.
    • When you called me yesterday, I was at the door eavesdropping on their conversation.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    偷听
    偷聽
    tōu tīng
    • to eavesdrop