馬打
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See also: 马打
Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (馬打) | 馬 | 打 | |
simp. (马打) | 马 | 打 | |
alternative forms | 馬達/马达 |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay mata-mata (“police”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
馬打
- (Singapore, Malaysia, chiefly dialectal; dated in Xiamen Hokkien) police; police officer
- 馬打便招了你老弟去問問作作記錄好交差。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2010 September 6, 敦符国荣博士 (Tun Dr Foo Kok Yong), 黄明志老弟,你是可以的。
- Mǎdǎ biàn zhāo le nǐ lǎodì qù wènwèn zuòzuò jìlù hǎo jiāochāi. [Pinyin]
- So the police beckoned your younger brother for interrogation so that he could get a record to report on.
马打便招了你老弟去问问作作记录好交差。 [MSC, simp.]
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Descendants[edit]
- → Thai: หมาต๋า (mǎa-dtǎa)
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