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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶mo-khua

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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶mo-khua
  - MiniDict: mo^去 khua
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³mo-khua
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mo²² kʰua⁴⁴/

Noun

馬快

(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