綠衣頭

Chinese

		policeman; immigration official	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (綠衣頭)		綠衣	頭
simp. (绿衣头)		绿衣	头

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ ji¹ tau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ ji¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: luhk yī tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ ji¹ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ yi¹ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² jiː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

綠衣頭

1. (American (–1980) Cantonese) sergeant
   • 1888, T. L. Stedman, 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.]
     绿衣头喺处吗。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     luk⁶ ji¹ tau⁴ hai² syu³ maa⁵. [Jyutping]

     Is the sergeant in, sir?