特勤

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tèqín

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak⁶ kan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tèqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tècín
  - Wade–Giles: tʻê⁴-chʻin²
  - Yale: tè-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tehchyn
  - Palladius: тэцинь (tɛcinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak⁶ kan⁴
  - Yale: dahk kàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁹ kan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg⁶ ken⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚² kʰɐn²¹/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

特勤

special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions)
person on special duty

Derived terms

特勤員 / 特勤员
特勤局

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (特勤)		特	勤
simp. ^#(特勤)		特	勤

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

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

特勤

(historical) prince in the Turkic and Uyghur Khaganates