PEEP  窺

LOOK AND HOPE that one is NOT SEEN LOOKING.
Hypernym
  • LOOKTRY to SEE.
    • TRYACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Kuī 窺 refers to a strained effort towards catching sight of something without being seen oneself.

2. Chān 覘 refers to visual peeping as well as to guessing on the basis of what has been observed.

3. Jiàn 瞷 refers to generally observing someone or something secretly, spying on someone, but not necessarily only on one particular occasion and in one place.

Modern Chinese Criteria
窺探

窺見

窺視

窺察

窺

偷眼

偷看

偷覷

覘

探頭探腦

巴頭探腦

瞥

掃

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

Attributions by syntactic funtion

  • vtoN : 13
  • VPtoN : 1

Attributions by text

  • 韓非子 : 7
  • 莊子 : 2
  • 記纂淵海 : 1
  • 晏子春秋 : 1
  • 法句經 : 1
  • 禮記 : 1
  • 戰國策 : 1

Words

闚  kuī OC: khʷe MC: khiɛ 9 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNget a glimpse of; peer out; spy on; observe
  • vtoNfigurativespy out; catch an intellectual glimpse of
窺  kuī OC: khʷe MC: khiɛ 3 AttributionsWD

Kuī 窺 refers to a strained effort towards catching sight of something without being seen oneself.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 覘/PEEP Chān 覘 refers to visual peeping as well as to guessing on the basis of what has been observed.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNpeer into; strain to catch sight of, try to get a look at; peep through
覘  chān OC: khrlem MC: ʈhiɛm 1 AttributionWD

Chān 覘 refers to visual peeping as well as to guessing on the basis of what has been observed.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 窺/PEEP Kuī 窺 refers to a strained effort towards catching sight of something without being seen oneself.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNobserve closely, but in secret
窺覘  kuī chān OC: khʷe khrlem MC: khiɛ ʈhiɛm 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNfigurativepeep at, spie out
瞷  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD

Jiàn 瞷 refers to generally observing someone or something secretly, spying on someone, but not necessarily only on one particular occasion and in one place.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNlook at secretly (as if to spy on); spy on (MENG)
微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoN

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