Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay mata-mata (“police”).
Pronunciation
Noun
馬打
- (Singapore, Malaysia, chiefly dialectal; dated in Xiamen Hokkien) police; police officer
2004, “搖來搖去”[1]performed by 黃一飛與喵喵組合:
駕車又驚馬達追，驚會抓去吹口哨 [Hokkien, trad.]
驾车又惊马达追，惊会抓去吹口哨 [Hokkien, simp.]- hōaⁿ-chhia iū kiaⁿ má-tâ tui, kiaⁿ ē lia̍h khì pûn pi-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- When driving, I'm afraid that the police will chase after me, that they will catch me and blow their whistles.
2010 September 6, 敦符国荣博士 [Tun Dr Foo Kok Yong], “黄明志老弟，你是可以的。”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]:
馬打便招了你老弟去問問作作記錄好交差。 [MSC, trad.]
马打便招了你老弟去问问作作记录好交差。 [MSC, simp.]- Mǎdǎ biàn zhāo le nǐ lǎodì qù wènwèn zuòzuò jìlù hǎo jiāochāi. [Pinyin]
- So the police beckoned your younger brother for interrogation so that he could get a record to report on.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
警察 (“police; police officer”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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警察, 警官, 警員
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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警察, 雷子 argot
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| Taiwan
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警察
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| Chifeng
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警察
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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警察
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| Harbin
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警察
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| Shenyang
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警察
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| Malaysia
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警察, 馬打
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| Singapore
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警察, 馬打 dated
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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警察
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| Tangshan
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警察
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| Cangzhou
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民警
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| Baoding
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警察
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| Shijiazhuang
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警察
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| Jinan
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警察
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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警察
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| Qingdao
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警察
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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警察
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| Wanrong
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警察
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| Zhengzhou
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警察
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| Xi'an
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警察
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| Xining
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警察
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| Xuzhou
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警察
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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警察
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| Lanzhou
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警察
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| Ürümqi
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警察
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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警察
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| Chongqing
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警察
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| Wuhan
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警察
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| Guiyang
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警察, 警士 dated, 警士先生 dated face-to-face, 貓菜 dated nickname
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| Kunming
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警察
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| Guilin
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警察
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| Liuzhou
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警察, 警伯 playful
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| Binyang (Nanjie)
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警察, 走狗 argot
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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警察
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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警察
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
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警察
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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警察
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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警察
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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警察
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| Yangzhou
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警察
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| Nantong
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警察
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| Hefei
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警察
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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警察, 差人, 差佬 male, 老二 dated
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| Hong Kong
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警察, 差人, 阿Sir male, madam female, 差佬 male, slightly derogatory, 差婆 female, slightly derogatory, 警犬 derogatory, 狗 derogatory, 龜 derogatory, 老更 dated
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| Taishan
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警察
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| Dongguan
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阿Sir, 差佬
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| Qinzhou
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警察, 差佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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警察, 公安
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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警察, 公安, 差佬
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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警察
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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馬打
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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馬打
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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公安, 綠衣, 警察
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| Móng Cái
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警察, 公安
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| Gan
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Lichuan
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警察
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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警察
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| Yudu
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警察
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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警察
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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警察
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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警察
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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巡查, 警察
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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警察
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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巡查
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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警察
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| Shexian
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警察
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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警察
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| Xinzhou
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警察, 小對子 dated
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| Linhe
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警察
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| Jining
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警察
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| Hohhot
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警察
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| Zhangjiakou
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警察
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| Handan
|
警察
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
警察
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| Fuqing
|
警察
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| Matsu
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警察
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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警察, 馬打 dated, 烏跤 dated, derogatory
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| Quanzhou
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警察
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| Zhangzhou
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警察, 烏跤 dated, derogatory
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| Taipei
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大人
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| Kaohsiung
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警察
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| Yilan
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警察
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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警察
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| Taichung
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巡查
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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警察
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| Tainan
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大人, 賊頭 GT, derogatory
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| Hsinchu
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警察
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| Kinmen
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馬打
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| Penghu (Magong)
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大人
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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馬打
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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馬打, 大狗
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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兵, 警察, 臭兵 derogatory
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| Guilin (Biyange)
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警察
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| Chaozhou
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警察
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| Shantou
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警察
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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馬打
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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馬打, 大狗, 大狗兄
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| Batam (Teochew)
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馬打
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| Haikou
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警察
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| Central Min
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Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
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警察
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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警察, 差佬
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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警察
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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警察, 黑貓警長, 黑貓, 老貓
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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警察
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| Suzhou
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警察
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| Danyang
|
警察
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| Ningbo
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警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory
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| Wenzhou
|
警察
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| Jinhua
|
警察
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
警察
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| Loudi
|
警察
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| Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Derived terms
Descendants