探頭 [－头]

Jyutping taam3 tau4
Pinyin tàn tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to extend one's head (out or into)
  2. a probe
  3. detector
  4. search unit
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、書面語
    伸頭​張望
    to pop one's head out; to poke one's head
    • 我探頭望下邊個喺條走廊度傾偈。
      我探头望下边个喺条走廊度倾偈。
      ngo5 taam3 tau4 mong6 haa5 bin1 go3 hai2 tiu4 zau2 long4 dou6 king1 gai2
      I poked my head to see who is talking in the corridor.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to pop one's head in; to crane one's neck
  2. noun
    probe (on a detector etc.)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    「你鼻子怎么了？」「我刚才倒车的时候，想探头出窗看清楚后面有没有人。我以为车窗是开著的，谁知原来是关上了，于是就一头撞到车窗上了。」
    「你鼻子怎麼了？」「我剛才倒車的時候，想探頭出窗看清楚後面有沒有人。我以為車窗是開著的，誰知原來是關上了，於是就一頭撞到車窗上了。」
    「 nǐ bí zi zěn me le ？」「 wǒ gāng cái dǎo chē de shí hou ， xiǎng tàn tóu chū chuāng kàn qīng chǔ hòu miàn yǒu méi yǒu rén 。 wǒ yǐ wéi chē chuāng shì kāi zhù de ， shéi zhī yuán lái shì guān shàng le ， yú shì jiù yī tóu zhuàng dào chē chuāng shàng le 。」
    • "What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"
  2. Mandarin
    探头配有麦克风。
    探頭配有麥克風。
    tàn tóu pèi yǒu mài kè fēng 。
    • The probe is equipped with a microphone.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    侦探头脑
    偵探頭腦
    zing1 taam3 tau4 nou5
    • detective mind
  2. Cantonese
    我探头望下边个喺条走廊度倾偈。
    我探頭望下邊個喺條走廊度傾偈。
    ngo5 taam3 tau4 mong6 haa5 bin1 go3 hai2 tiu4 zau2 long4 dou6 king1 gai2
    • I poked my head to see who is talking in the corridor.