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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries偷窥
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tōukuī
"他正透过门缝偷窥。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Looking quickly and secretly at something, especially through a small opening or when one should not look.
"She was peeping through the keyhole to see what was happening inside the room."
- 1
Emerging slightly into view; coming forth cautiously.
"The first peeping shoots of spring flowers broke through the damp soil."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'pepen', meaning to chirp or peer cautiously. It later evolved in the early modern period to describe the act of looking secretly, often through a small opening or from a concealed vantage point.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peeping" is said worldwide
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regarder furtivement
Transliteration: ʁəɡaʁde fyʁtivmɑ̃
"Il regardait furtivement par la fenêtre."
spähend
Transliteration: ˈʃpɛːənt
"Sie schaute spähend hinter dem Vorhang hervor."
spiare
Transliteration: spˈjare
"Stava sppiando dalla serratura."
mirando furtivamente
Transliteration: miˈɾando fuɾtivaˈmente
"Estaba mirando furtivamente por la ventana."
espreitando
Transliteration: espɾeˈtɐ̃du
"Ele estava espreitando pela brecha da porta."
झाँकते हुए
Transliteration: jhaankate hue
"वह खिड़की से झाँक रहा था।"
偷窥
Transliteration: tōukuī
"他正透过门缝偷窥。"
엿보기
Transliteration: yeot-bogi
"그는 문틈으로 엿보고 있었다."
覗き見
Transliteration: nozokimi
"彼女は鍵穴から覗き見をしていた。"
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