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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries密輸
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mitsuyu
"警察はアルコールの密輸ルートを摘発した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The illegal movement of goods into or out of a country, typically to avoid taxation or import/export restrictions.
"The authorities cracked down on the smuggling of illicit alcohol across the border." - 2
The clandestine transport of prohibited items or people.
"Border security seized a massive shipment linked to international smuggling rings."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch 'smucken', meaning to creep or slip into, entering English in the late 17th century. The term originally referred to the secretive movement of goods to evade import duties, eventually expanding to encompass the illegal transport of humans and prohibited items across borders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smuggling" is said worldwide
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contrebande
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁəbɑ̃d
"La police a intercepté un réseau de contrebande d'alcool."
Schmuggel
Transliteration: ˈʃmʊɡəl
"Der Zoll verstärkte die Kontrollen gegen den Alkoholschmuggel."
contrabbando
Transliteration: kontrabˈbando
"Le autorità hanno sequestrato il carico di contrabbando."
contrabando
Transliteration: kontɾaˈβando
"La guardia civil interceptó un cargamento de contrabando."
contrabando
Transliteration: kõtɾaˈbɐ̃du
"A polícia apreendeu mercadorias de contrabando na fronteira."
तस्करी
Transliteration: taskari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुलिस ने अवैध शराब की तस्करी का भंडाफोड़ किया।"
走私
Transliteration: zǒusī
Script: 中文汉字
"海关官员查获了一起走私案。"
밀수
Transliteration: mil-su
Script: 한국어 한글
"세관은 주류 밀수 조직을 적발했습니다."
密輸
Transliteration: mitsuyu
Script: 日本語
"警察はアルコールの密輸ルートを摘発した。"
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