捕快

Chinese

		to catch; to seize; to capture	fast; quick; swift
trad. (捕快)		捕	快
simp. #(捕快)		捕	快

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǔkuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǔkuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǔkuài
    • Wade–Giles: pu³-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: bǔ-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buukuay
    • Palladius: букуай (bukuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ faai³
    • Yale: bouh faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² faːi̯³³/

Noun

捕快

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