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神探

Mandarin · pinyin shén tàn

master sleuth
lit. miraculous detective
cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯 Fú ěr mó sī or Di Renjie 狄仁傑 Dí Rén jié

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
探: tàn · find, locate; search, grope for

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2–4 · shen2 tan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san4 taam3

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noun

master sleuth, miraculous detective

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