間諜

See also: 间谍

Chinese

		interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)	to spy
trad. (間諜)		間	諜
simp. (间谍)		间	谍
anagram		諜間／谍间

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàndié

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan³ dip⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gan¹ iap⁵

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kàn-tia̍p / kan-tia̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàndié
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàndié
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-tieh²
    • Yale: jyàn-dyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianndye
    • Palladius: цзяньде (czjanʹde)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan³ dip⁶
    • Yale: gaan dihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan³ dip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan³ dib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³³ tiːp̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gan¹ iap⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³ iap̚³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàn-tia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: kàn-tia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: karndiap
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan²¹⁻⁴¹ tiap̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kan¹¹⁻⁵³ tiap̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan²¹⁻⁵³ tiap̚¹²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kan²¹⁻⁵³ tiap̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiap̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-tia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: kan-tia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kandiap
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/

Noun

間諜

1. spy; secret agent

   • 魏武將見匈奴使，自以形陋，不足雄遠國，使崔季珪代，帝自捉刀立床頭。既畢，令間諜問曰：“魏王何如？” [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     魏武将见匈奴使，自以形陋，不足雄远国，使崔季珪代，帝自捉刀立床头。既毕，令间谍问曰：“魏王何如？” [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

     Wèiwǔ jiāng jiàn Xiōngnú shǐ, zì yǐ xíng lòu, bùzú xióng yuǎn guó, shǐ Cuī Jìguī dài, dì zì zhuōdāo lì chuángtóu. Jì bì, lìng jiàndié wèn yuē: “Wèi wáng hérú?” [Pinyin]

     One day Cao Cao had to receive a Hunnish envoy. Afraid that he did not look distinguished enough to overawe this barbarian, he ordered Cui Yan to take his place while he stood by the couch holding the sword. After the audience he sent a spy to ask the envoy: “How do you like our king?”

Synonyms

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• 密探 (mìtàn)
• 暗差 (⁵oe-tsha) (Wu, dated)
• 特務 / 特务 (tèwù)

Derived terms

• 反間諜 / 反间谍 (fǎnjiàndié)
• 間諜活動 / 间谍活动 (jiàndié huódòng)
• 雙重間諜 / 双重间谍 (shuāngchóng jiàndié)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
間	諜
かん Grade: 2	ちょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんちょー [kàńchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

間(かん)諜(ちょう) • (kanchō) 

1. spy; secret agent

   Synonyms: スパイ, 密偵, 間者

References

• “間^▲諜”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
間	諜

Noun

間諜 • (gancheop) (hangeul 간첩)

1. hanja form^? of 간첩 (“spy”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
間	諜

Noun

間諜

1. chữ Hán form of gián điệp (“spy”)