窺伺

Chinese

		peep; pry into	to watch; to wait; to examine to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on
trad. (窺伺)		窺	伺
simp. (窥伺)		窥	伺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuīsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ zi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuīsì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kueisìh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: kwēi-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueisyh
    • Palladius: куйсы (kujsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ zi⁶
    • Yale: kwāi jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

Verb

窺伺

1. (often derogatory) to lie and wait for; to be on watch for

Synonyms

• 偵伺／侦伺 (zhēnsì)