綠衣頭
Chinese
early colonial policeman; policeman | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (綠衣頭) | 綠衣 | 頭 | |
simp. (绿衣头) | 绿衣 | 头 |
Pronunciation
Noun
綠衣頭
- (American (–1980), Cantonese) sergeant
- 1888, T. L. Stedman and K. P. Lee, Phrase Book in the Canton Dialect or Dialogues on Ordinary and Familiar Subjects [英語不求人]:
- 綠衣頭喺處嗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- luk6 ji1 tau4 hai2 cyu2 maa1. [Jyutping]
- Is the sergeant in, sir?
绿衣头喺处吗。 [Cantonese, simp.]