粵

神san4探taam3

san4 taam3shén tàn

English

  1. master sleuth
  2. lit. miraculous detective
  3. 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]
  4. a mysterious and skilled (police) detective; usually only referred to as such in fictional works

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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