捕役

Chinese

		to catch; to seize; to capture	service
simp. and trad. (捕役)		捕	役

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǔyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ jik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǔyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǔyì
    • Wade–Giles: pu³-i⁴
    • Yale: bǔ-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuyih
    • Palladius: буи (bui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ jik⁶
    • Yale: bouh yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² jɪk̚²/

Noun

捕役

1. (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