探長 (taam3 zoeng2) — detective | Formal: 偵探; 探員; 偵緝警員; 偵緝警長 in Cantonese

taam˗₃探zoengˊ²長

简探长

Mandarin Pinyin: tan4 zhang3

Meaning of 探長

noundetective | Formal: 偵探; 探員; 偵緝警員; 偵緝警長

noun(esp. as an individual's title)

noun(police rank title) inspector | Formal: 督察; 巡官 [] Note: "探長" is not found as an entry in most Chinese-English dictionaries

taam˗₃探zoengˊ²長neiˏ₅你houˊ²好

Hello, Inspector.

taam˗₃探zoengˊ²長laiˎ₄嚟laa˗₃喇

The inspector is here.

taam˗₃探zoengˊ²長caaˎ₄查on˗₃案

The inspector is investigating the case.

taam˗₃探zoengˊ²長manˍ₆問ngoˏ₅我

The inspector asked me.

taam˗₃探zoengˊ²長houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻

The inspector is very capable.

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