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波丽士

bō lì shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
police (loanword) (Tw)
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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-793024822391c322. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

波麗士 波丽士 [bo1 li4 shi4] /police (loanword) (Tw)/

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Other forms in these source records: 波麗士

  • 波
    bō

    wave / ripple / storm / surge

    Bō

    (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bō lán]) / surname Bo

  • 丽
    lí

    used in place names, notably 高麗|高丽[Gāo lí] and 麗水|丽水[Lí shuǐ]

    lì

    beautiful

  • 士
    shì

    member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

    Shì

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.