窺伺

Chinese

		peep; pry into	to watch; to wait; to examine to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on
trad. (窺伺)		窺	伺
simp. (窥伺)		窥	伺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuīsì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ zi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kuīsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟㄙˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueisyh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwai¹ zi⁶
  - Yale: kwāi jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

Verb

窺伺

(often derogatory) to lie and wait for; to be on watch for

Synonyms

偵伺／侦伺 (zhēnsì)

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