Chinese
Etymology 1
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to send; messenger; mission
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man; person; people
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trad. (差人)
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差
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人
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simp. #(差人)
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差
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人
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anagram
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人差
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Pronunciation
Verb
差人
- (literary) to send someone; to dispatch someone
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 差人
- bailiff in a yamen
- (Cantonese) police officer
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
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警察
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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警察
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Fuqing
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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
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警察
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Ningbo
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警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory
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Wenzhou
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警察
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Jinhua
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警察
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Xiang
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Changsha
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警察
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Loudi
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警察
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Hyponyms
Etymology 2
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to differ from; short of; to lack
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man; person; people
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trad. (差人)
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差
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人
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simp. #(差人)
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差
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人
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anagram
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人差
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Pronunciation
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 差人
- strange person; eccentric