竄訪

Chinese

		flee; escape; run away flee; escape; run away; leap	inquire; seek; visit
trad. (竄訪)		竄	訪
simp. (窜访)		窜	访

Etymology

Coined by Qin Gang, the then spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry [2006] who became the Foreign Minister in 2022. Popularized since Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in 2022.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuànfǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuànfǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuànfǎng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻuan⁴-fang³
    • Yale: tswàn-fǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuannfaang
    • Palladius: цуаньфан (cuanʹfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

竄訪

1. (Mainland China, derogatory, officialese, of a separatist) to visit "sneakily"

   • 佩洛西竄訪臺灣六宗罪 [MSC, trad.]
     佩洛西窜访台湾六宗罪 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2022, Xinhua News

     Pèiluòxī cuànfǎng Táiwān liù zōng zuì [Pinyin]

     Six crimes of Pelosi's "sneaky" visit to Taiwan