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Jyutping kwai1 taam3
Pinyin kuī tàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pry into or spy on
  2. to snoop
  3. to peep
  4. to poke one's nose into
  5. to peer
  6. to get a glimpse of
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    透過​暗中​觀察​,​從​而​查探​一​啲​資訊​;​亦​泛指​一切​查探​神秘​資訊​既行​為
    to spy upon; to pry into, to know and investigate
    • 班友成人窺探住我地公司既情況,唔知有咩陰謀詭計。
      班友成人窥探住我地公司既情况,唔知有咩阴谋诡计。
      Those bastards always pry into our company, god knows what are in their minds.
    • 透過天文望遠鏡既發明,人類終於可以窺探宇宙既奧秘。
      透过天文望远镜既发明,人类终于可以窥探宇宙既奥秘。
      Thanks to the invention of astronomical telescope, we human beings could finally investigate the mystery of universe.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to spy upon; to pry about
    (syn.) 窺測, 窥测
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    偷窥,窥探
    偷窺,窺探
    • to peep, pry into.
  2. Cantonese
    班友成人窥探住我地公司既情况,唔知有咩阴谋诡计。
    班友成人窺探住我地公司既情況,唔知有咩陰謀詭計。
    • Those bastards always pry into our company, god knows what are in their minds.
  3. Cantonese
    透过天文望远镜既发明,人类终于可以窥探宇宙既奥秘。
    透過天文望遠鏡既發明,人類終於可以窺探宇宙既奧秘。
    • Thanks to the invention of astronomical telescope, we human beings could finally investigate the mystery of universe.