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

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

捕役

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 捕快 (“magistracy officer charged with hunting down law breakers; constable; sheriff”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		捕快, 捕役
Cantonese	Hong Kong	捕快
Gan	Lichuan	馬快, 捕快
Southern Min	Xiamen	馬快
Wu	Shanghai	馬快
	Danyang	馬快
	Wenzhou	捕快, 馬快

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