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水炮車

简水炮车 · 繁水炮車

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ pào chē

water cannon vehicle, common name for specialized crowd management vehicle 人群管理特別用途車 rén qún guǎn lǐ tè bié yòng tú chē

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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3–4–1 · shui3 pao4 che1

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seoi2 paau3 ce1

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noun

(Hong Kong, informal) police water cannon
(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) wife of a policeman

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