粵

試si3探taam3

simp试探
si3 taam3shì tàn

English

  1. to sound out
  2. to feel out something; to probe; to test
  3. to probe
  4. to feel out
  5. to try out

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做一啲特定嘅行為,透過對方嘅反應,了解一啲之前唔知道嘅資訊

Examples

  • 唔好試探我嘅底線!

    Don't test my limits!

  • 我會試探一吓佢對呢個問題嘅睇法。

    I will sound him out on his views regarding this issue.

  • 汤姆在试探我。

    Tom is testing me.

    Tatoeba · gumblex CC BY

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

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