警曹

Chinese

		to alert; to warn; police	a company; a class; a generation a company; a class; a generation; surname
trad. (警曹)		警	曹
simp. #(警曹)		警	曹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐngcáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄘㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐngcáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄘㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐngcáo
    • Wade–Giles: ching³-tsʻao²
    • Yale: jǐng-tsáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiingtsaur
    • Palladius: цзинцао (czincao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

警曹

1. (Singapore) police sergeant (senior non-commissioned officer rank in Singapore Police Force)
   • 2022 March 28, Lianhe Zaobao, 前警曹“开玩笑”拔枪对准国民服役警察 被判监五天 (Former Sergeant Aimed Sidearm Against National Serviceman Police Officer "as a Joke", Jailed for 5 Days)‎^[1]:

     因不滿國民服役警察不願參與巡邏，警曹竟拔槍瞄準對方的臉，試圖開玩笑嚇唬對方。國民服役警察擔心前途受影響，過了三個月才揭露此事和報警。 [MSC, trad.]
     因不满国民服役警察不愿参与巡逻，警曹竟拔枪瞄准对方的脸，试图开玩笑吓唬对方。国民服役警察担心前途受影响，过了三个月才揭露此事和报警。 [MSC, simp.]

     Yīn bùmǎn guómínfúyì jǐngchá bùyuàn cānyǔ xúnluó, jǐngcáo jìng bá qiāng miáozhǔn duìfāng de liǎn, shìtú kāiwánxiào xiàhǔ duìfāng. Guómínfúyì jǐngchá dānxīn qiántú shòu yǐngxiǎng, guò le sān ge yuè cái jiēlù cǐ shì hé bàojǐng. [Pinyin]

     A police sergeant aimed his sidearm towards national serviceman police officer as a joke to threat him after the NS officer didn't want to patrol. The NS officer worried his future career would be affected, and only uncovered the incident and reported to the police after 3 months.

Synonyms

• (genrally) 警長／警长 (jǐngzhǎng)
• (in Hong Kong) 沙展 (saa1 zin2)