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Jyutping si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3
Pinyin sī jiā zhēn tàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Private detective
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    private detective
    (syn.) 私人偵探, 私人侦探
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 私人偵探 – 私人侦探
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个男子竟然是一个私家侦探。
    這個男子竟然是一個私家偵探。
    zhè ge nán zǐ jìng rán shì yí gè sī jiā zhēn tàn 。
    • The man turned out to be a private detective.
  2. Mandarin
    私家侦探们受雇调查这桩奇怪的案件。
    私家偵探們受僱調查這樁奇怪的案件。
    sī jiā zhēn tàn men shòu gù diào chá zhè zhuāng qí guài de àn jiàn 。
    • Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋请咗好多私家侦探嚟调查呢单怪case。
    佢哋請咗好多私家偵探嚟調查呢單怪case。
    keoi5 dei2 cing2 zo2 hou2 do1 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 lai4 diu6 caa4 nei4 daan1 gwaai3 c a s e 。
    • Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.
  2. Cantonese
    佢请咗个私家侦探嚟监视住佢老公。
    佢請咗個私家偵探嚟監視住佢老公。
    keoi5 cing2 zo2 go3 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 lai4 gaam1 si6 zyu6 keoi5 lou5 gung1 。
    • She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢请咗个私家侦探查佢老公嘅行踪。
    佢請咗個私家偵探查佢老公嘅行蹤。
    keoi5 ceng2 zo2 go3 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 caa4 keoi5 lou5 gung1 ge3 hang4 zung1.
    • She hired a private investigator to look into her husband's whereabouts.
  2. Cantonese
    你做私家侦探一日要几多钱酬金啊?
    你做私家偵探一日要幾多錢酬金啊?
    nei5 zou6 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 jat1 jat6 jiu3 gei2 do1 cin2 cau4 gam1 aa1?
    • How much do I need to pay you for being my private detective one day?