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太平紳士

简太平绅士 · 繁太平紳士

Mandarin · pinyin tài píng shēn shì

Justice of the Peace (JP)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
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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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taai3 ping4 san1 si2

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noun

(chiefly Hong Kong) Justice of the Peace

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