Chinese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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special; unusual; extraordinary
special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal
 
diligent; frequent
trad. (特勤)
simp. #(特勤)

Noun

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特勤

  1. special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions)
  2. person on special duty
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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phonetic
trad. (特勤)
simp. #(特勤)

Borrowed from a Turkic language; compare Old Turkic 𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤 (tegin, kagan’s offspring, successors of the throne), Turkish Tigin, Tegin.

Related to the last two syllables of 孛兒只斤孛儿只斤 (Bó'érzhǐjīn), which are derived from the Mongolian form of the same word.

Noun

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特勤

  1. (historical) prince in the Turkic and Uyghur Khaganates