防暴警察

Mandarin · pinyin fáng bào jǐng chá

Meanings

  1. riot police
  2. riot squad
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防
fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
暴
bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
警
jǐng · guard, watch; alert, alarm
察
chá · examine, investigate; notice
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2–4–3–2 · fang2 bao4 jing3 cha2

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fong4 bou6 ging2 caat3

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noun

  1. riot police

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