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水警

水警

Chinese

		water; river	to alert; to warn
simp. and trad. (水警)		水	警

Noun

水警

water police; coast guard

See also

警察 (jǐngchá)

Etymology

From 水 (shuǐ, “water”) + 警 (jǐng) ("police", abbreviation of 警察 (jǐngchá))

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shuǐjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² ging²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shuǐjǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijiing
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    水井
    水警
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² ging²
  - Yale: séui gíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² ging²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/