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

(deprecated template usage) 捕役

1. (archaic) magistracy officer charged with hunting down law breakers; constable; sheriff

Synonyms

• 捕快 (bǔkuài)
• (Min Nan) 馬快／马快