綠衣頭

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ ji¹ tau⁴

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

(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?

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