粵

勘ham3探taam3

ham3 taam3kān tàn

English

  1. to explore
  2. to survey
  3. to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. prospecting
  5. to explore; to prospect

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去發掘一啲收藏喺地底或海底嘅資源

Examples

  • 勘探石油

    to explore for petroleum

  • 地質勘探

    ground investigation

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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