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便衣刑警

bin6 ji1 jing4 ging2

bian4 yi1 xing2 jing3

plain-clothes man

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

便衣刑警

This word was added by bybell on 28th Mar 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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便 bin6 pin4 bian4 pian2 - convenient; ordinary; cheap
衣 ji1 ji3 yi1 - clothing
刑 jing4 xing2 - punishment; penalty; torture
警 ging2 jing3 - guard; watch; alert; police

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