馬快

Chinese

		horse; surname	fast; quick; swift
trad. (馬快)		馬	快
simp. (马快)		马	快

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-khoài
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶mo-khua

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-khoài
    • Tâi-lô: bé-khuài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: befqoaix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuai¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuai²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶mo-khua
    • MiniDict: mo^去 khua
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³mo-khua
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mo²² kʰua⁴⁴/

Noun

馬快

1. (Gan, Hokkien, Wu, archaic) magistracy officer charged with hunting down law breakers; constable; sheriff

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 捕快 (“magistracy officer charged with hunting down law breakers; constable; sheriff”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		捕快, 捕役
Cantonese	Hong Kong	捕快
Gan	Lichuan	馬快, 捕快
Southern Min	Xiamen	馬快
Wu	Shanghai	馬快
	Danyang	馬快
	Wenzhou	捕快, 馬快