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炮儿局

pào r júdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
police station (Beijing slang)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-390dc4a5d5578bc8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

炮兒局 炮儿局 [pao4 r5 ju2] /police station (Beijing slang)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 炮兒局

  • 炮
    bāo

    to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating

    páo

    to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

    pào

    cannon / CL:座[zuò] / firecracker

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 局
    jú

    narrow / office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc / cramped / narrow

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.