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捕快 (bou6 faai3) — captors employed by the yamen to capture and prosecute criminals in Cantonese

bouˍ₆捕faai˗₃快
Mandarin Pinyin: bu3 kuai4

Meaning of 捕快

nouncaptors employed by the yamen to capture and prosecute criminals
nounnoun; detective, constable for catching criminals in middle-age China

Example Sentences with 捕快

ngoˏ₅我haiˍ₆係bouˊ²捕faai˗₃快
I am a constable.
bouˊ²捕faai˗₃快laiˎ₄嚟laa˗₃喇
The constable is here.
keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做bouˊ²捕faai˗₃快
He works as a constable.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做bouˊ²捕faai˗₃快
Don't be a constable.
bouˊ²捕faai˗₃快manˍ₆問ngoˏ₅我
The constable asked me.
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Characters in 捕快

捕bou6
arrest; catch; seize; capture; trap; hunt
快faai3
quick-witted; ingenious

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