偵候

Chinese

		to scout; to spy	wait
trad. (偵候)		偵	候
simp. (侦候)		侦	候

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄏㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenhòu
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-hou⁴
    • Yale: jēn-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenhow
    • Palladius: чжэньхоу (čžɛnʹxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

偵候

1. (literary) to reconnoitre; to scout; to secretly investigate