大頭綠衣

Chinese

		big head; head mask	policeman; immigration official
trad. (大頭綠衣)		大頭	綠衣
simp. (大头绿衣)		大头	绿衣

Etymology

From the appearance of early Hong Kong Police uniform.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ tau⁴ luk⁶ ji¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ tau⁴ luk⁶ ji¹
    • Yale: daaih tàuh luhk yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tau⁴ luk⁹ ji¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ teo⁴ lug⁶ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lʊk̚² jiː⁵⁵/

Noun

大頭綠衣

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) police officer