捕快

Chinese

		to catch; to seize; to capture	fast; quick; swift
trad. (捕快)		捕	快
simp. ^#(捕快)		捕	快

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǔkuài

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ faai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǔkuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǔkuài
  - Wade–Giles: pu³-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: bǔ-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buukuay
  - Palladius: букуай (bukuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ faai³
  - Yale: bouh faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ fai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² faːi̯³³/

Noun

捕快

(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

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