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to alert; to warn; police
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examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine
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trad. (警察)
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Pronunciation
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警察
- (uncountable) police; police force
- 警察暴力 ― jǐngchá bàolì ― police brutality
警察用武力驅趕示威者。 [MSC, trad.]
警察用武力驱赶示威者。 [MSC, simp.]- Jǐngchá yòng wǔlì qūgǎn shìwēizhě. [Pinyin]
- The police cleared out the demonstrators by force.
街上躺著個死人,這不警察剛到。 [MSC, trad.]
街上躺着个死人,这不警察刚到。 [MSC, simp.]- Jiē shang tǎngzhe gè sǐrén, zhè bù jǐngchá gāng dào. [Pinyin]
- A dead person is lying on the road, and the police has just arrived.
- (countable) police officer (Classifier: 名; 位)
- 便衣警察 ― biànyī jǐngchá ― plainclothes police officer
Usage notes
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- Whilst 警察 usually refers to the police and police officers outside mainland China, the equivalent institution in mainland China is officially known as 公安 (gōng'ān), literally, "public security".
Synonyms
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- (police): 110 (yāoyāolíng)
- (police officer): 警官 (jǐngguān), (obsolete) 巡警 (xúnjǐng)
Dialectal synonyms of
警察 (“police; police officer”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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警察, 警官, 警員
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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警察, 雷子 argot
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Taiwan
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警察
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Tianjin
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警察
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Tangshan
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警察
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Cangzhou
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民警
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Baoding
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警察
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Shijiazhuang
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警察
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Chifeng
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警察
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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警察
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Harbin
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警察
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Shenyang
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警察
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Yantai (Muping)
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警察
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Qingdao
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警察
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Jinan
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警察
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Luoyang
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警察
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Wanrong
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警察
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Zhengzhou
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警察
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Xi'an
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警察
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Yinchuan
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警察
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Lanzhou
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警察
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Xining
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警察
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Ürümqi
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警察
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Wuhan
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警察
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Chengdu
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警察
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Chongqing
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警察
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Guiyang
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警察, 警士 dated, 警士先生 dated face-to-face, 貓菜 dated nickname
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Kunming
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警察
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Guilin
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警察
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Liuzhou
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警察, 警伯 playful
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Binyang (Nanjie)
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警察, 走狗 argot
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Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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警察
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Xuzhou
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警察
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Yangzhou
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警察
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Nanjing
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警察
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Hefei
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警察
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Nantong
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警察
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Malaysia
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警察, 馬打
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Singapore
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警察, 馬打 dated
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Dagudi (Maliba)
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警察
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Reshuitang (Longling)
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警察
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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警察
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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警察
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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警察, 差人, 差佬 male, 老二 dated
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Hong Kong
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警察, 差人, 阿Sir male, madam female, 差佬 male, slightly derogatory, 差婆 female, slightly derogatory, 警犬 derogatory, 狗 derogatory, 龜 derogatory, 老更 dated
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Taishan
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警察
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Dongguan
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阿Sir, 差佬
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Qinzhou
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警察, 差佬
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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警察, 公安
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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警察, 公安, 差佬
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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警察
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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馬打
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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馬打
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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公安, 綠衣, 警察
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Móng Cái
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警察, 公安
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Gan
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Lichuan
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警察
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Hakka
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Meixian
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警察
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Yudu
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警察
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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警察
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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警察
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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警察
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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巡查, 警察
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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警察
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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巡查
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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警察
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Shexian
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警察
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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警察
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Xinzhou
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警察, 小對子 dated
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Linhe
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警察
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Jining
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警察
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Hohhot
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警察
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Zhangjiakou
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警察
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Handan
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警察
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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警察
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Fuqing
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警察
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Matsu
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警察
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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警察, 馬打 dated, 烏跤 dated, derogatory
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Quanzhou
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警察
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Zhangzhou
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警察, 烏跤 dated, derogatory
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Taipei
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大人
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Kaohsiung
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警察
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Yilan
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警察
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Changhua (Lukang)
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警察
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Taichung
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巡查
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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警察
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Tainan
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大人, 賊頭 GT, derogatory
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Hsinchu
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警察
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Kinmen
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馬打
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Penghu (Magong)
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大人
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Penang (Hokkien)
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馬打
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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馬打, 大狗
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Manila (Hokkien)
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兵, 警察, 臭兵 derogatory
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Guilin (Biyange)
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警察
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Chaozhou
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警察
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Shantou
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警察
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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馬打
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Singapore (Teochew)
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馬打, 大狗, 大狗兄
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Batam (Teochew)
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馬打
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Haikou
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警察
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Central Min
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Yanping (Wangtai)
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警察
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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警察, 差佬
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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警察
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Wu
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Shanghai
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警察, 黑貓警長, 黑貓, 老貓
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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警察
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Suzhou
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警察
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Danyang
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警察
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Ningbo
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警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory
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Wenzhou
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警察
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Jinhua
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警察
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Xiang
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Changsha
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警察
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Loudi
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警察
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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警察
- (literary) to be vigilant; to be alert; to watch out
- (literary) to examine oneself critically; to examine one's thoughts and conduct
- (literary) to supervise; to monitor
Synonyms
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- (to be vigilant): 警戒 (jǐngjiè), 警覺/警觉 (jǐngjué), 警惕 (jǐngtì)
- (to examine oneself critically):
- 反思 (fǎnsī)
- 反省 (fǎnxǐng)
- 反躬 (fǎngōng) (literary)
- 問心/问心 (wènxīn) (literary)
- 檢查/检查 (jiǎnchá)
- 檢討/检讨 (jiǎntǎo)
- 省察 (xǐngchá)
- 自問/自问 (zìwèn) (literary)
- 自我反省 (zìwǒ fǎnxǐng)
- 自我批評/自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
- 自省 (zìxǐng) (literary)
Japanese
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Pronunciation
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警察 • (keisatsu)
- police
- 警察に逮捕される。
- Keisatsu ni taiho sareru.
- Arrested by the police.
- Short for 警察署 (keisatsusho, “police station”).
Derived terms
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Descendants
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References
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- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Okinawan
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Etymology
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First used around the beginning of the Meiji period,[1] borrowed from Japanese 警察 (keisatsu).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): [kiːsat͡ɕi~t͡ɕiːsat͡ɕi]
警察 or 警察 (kīsachi or chīsachi)
- police
References
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- ^ 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)[1], 1963
Further reading
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- “きーさち・ちーさち【警察】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “キーサチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
- “チーサチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
Vietnamese
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