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巡捕房

Mandarin · pinyin xún bǔ fáng

(old) police station in a foreign concession 租界 zū jiè

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巡: xún · patrol, go on circuit, cruise
捕: bǔ · arrest, catch, seize
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii

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2–3–2 · xun2 bu3 fang2

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(historical) police station (in former foreign concessions in China)

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