神探
san4 taam3shén tàn
English
- master sleuth
- lit. miraculous detective
- cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]
- a mysterious and skilled (police) detective; usually only referred to as such in fictional works
粵語 — Cantonese
- 破案能力高嘅偵探
Examples
佢一年破咗十單奇案,真係一位神探
He solved ten difficult cases this year; he's truly a great detective.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk