水警

Chinese

		water; river	to alert; to warn; police
trad. (水警)		水	警
simp. ^#(水警)		水	警

Etymology

Short for 水上警察 (shuǐshàng jǐngchá).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² ging²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐjǐng [Phonetic: shuíjǐng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěijǐng
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-ching³
  - Yale: shwěi-jǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijiing
  - Palladius: шуйцзин (šujczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    水井
    水景
    水警
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² ging²
  - Yale: séui gíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² ging²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² ging²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

Noun

水警

water police; coast guard
officer of a water police squad; officer of a coast guard

Synonyms

水上警察 (shuǐshàng jǐngchá)
海警 (hǎijǐng)

See also

警察 (jǐngchá)