太平紳士

简 太平绅士 · 繁 太平紳士
Mandarin · pinyin tài píng shēn shì

Meanings

  1. Justice of the Peace (JP)
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太
tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
平
píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
紳
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士
shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
绅
shēn · girdle; tie, bind; gentry
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4–2–1–4 · tai4 ping2 shen1 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taai3 ping4 san1 si2

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taai3 ping4 san1 si6

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noun

  1. (chiefly Hong Kong) Justice of the Peace

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