馬打厝

See also: 马打厝

Chinese

		police; police officer	(Min) house; bury; to place (Min) house; bury; to place; dispose
trad. (馬打厝)		馬打	厝
simp. (马打厝)		马打	厝

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mata-mata + 厝 (cuò), partial calque of Malay balai mata-mata (“police station”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): má-tâ-chhù / mā-tà-chhù

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ma¹ da⁶ cu³

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: má-tâ-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: má-tâ-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mafdazhux
    • Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ma⁴²⁻²⁴ ta²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /ma⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ ta²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mā-tà-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: mā-tà-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maxdarzhux
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /ma²¹ ta²¹⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ma¹ da⁶ cu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ma tă tshù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²¹³/

Noun

馬打厝

1. (Penang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien) police station

   Synonym: (Penang Hokkien) balai

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 警察局 (“police station”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		警察局, 警局, 公安局 Mainland China
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	警察局, 警局
	Malaysia	警察局
	Singapore	警察局
Cantonese	Guangzhou	警察局, 警局
	Hong Kong	差館, 警署, 警局, 差局, 狗屋 derogatory
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	馬打寮
	Penang (Guangfu)	馬打寮
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	馬打寮
	Singapore (Guangfu)	馬打寮
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	警察局
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	警察局
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	警察局
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	警察局, 巡查局
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	警察局
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	巡查局
	Senai (Huiyang)	馬打寮
Southern Min	Tainan	警察局
	Penang (Hokkien)	balai, 馬打厝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	馬打厝
	Manila (Hokkien)	兵局, 警察局
	Puning	公安局
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	馬打寮, 馬打厝
	Penang (Teochew)	馬打厝
	Singapore (Teochew)	馬打厝