Chinese

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situation; office; (a measure word used for games) set or round office
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(局子)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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局子

  1. (colloquial, slang) police station
  2. (colloquial, archaic) bureau; agency
  3. (Beijing Mandarin) snare; trap
Synonyms
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  • (snare):

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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局子

  1. (literary) chess piece