警察局
Chinese
| police; police force; police officer | situation; office; (a measure word used for games) set or round office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (警察局) | 警察 | 局 | |
| simp. #(警察局) | 警察 | 局 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ging2 caat3 guk6-2 / ging2 caat3 guk6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kín-chhat-khiu̍k
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kéng-chhat-kio̍k / kèng-chhat-kio̍k
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jǐngchájú
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄩˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jǐngchájyú
- Wade–Giles: ching3-chʻa2-chü2
- Yale: jǐng-chá-jyú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiingcharjyu
- Palladius: цзинчацзюй (czinčaczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ging2 caat3 guk6-2 / ging2 caat3 guk6
- Yale: gíng chaat gúk / gíng chaat guhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging2 tsaat8 guk9-2 / ging2 tsaat8 guk9
- Guangdong Romanization: ging2 cad3 gug6-2 / ging2 cad3 gug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaːt̚³ kʊk̚²⁻³⁵/, /kɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaːt̚³ kʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kín-chhat-khiu̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: ginˋ cadˋ kiug
- Hagfa Pinyim: gin3 cad5 kiug6
- Sinological IPA: /kin³¹ t͡sʰat̚² kʰi̯uk̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng-chhat-kio̍k
- Tâi-lô: kíng-tshat-kio̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: kefngzhatkiok
- IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-chhat-kio̍k
- Tâi-lô: kìng-tshat-kio̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: keangzhatkiok
- IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
警察局
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 警察局 (“police station”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 警察局, 公安局 Mainland China | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 警察局, 警局 |
| Malaysia | 警察局 | |
| Singapore | 警察局 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 警察局, 警局 |
| Hong Kong | 差館, 警署, 警局, 差局, 狗屋 derogatory | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 警察局 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 警察局 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 警察局 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 警察局, 巡查局 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 警察局 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巡查局 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 馬打寮 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 警察局 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | balai, 馬打厝 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬打厝 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 兵局, 警察局 | |
| Puning | 公安局 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 馬打寮, 馬打厝 | |
| Penang (Teochew) | 馬打厝 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 馬打厝 | |
Further reading
- “警察局”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.