波麗士

See also: 波丽士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (波麗士)		波	麗	士
simp. (波丽士)		波	丽	士

Etymology

From English police.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōlìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōlìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bolìshìh
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-li⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: bwō-lì-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bolihshyh
    • Palladius: болиши (boliši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Noun

波麗士

1. (Taiwan, neologism) police; policeman or policewoman