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三saam1柴caai4

saam1 caai4sān chái

English

  1. sergeant, who has three hook marks on the badge
  2. sergeant, especially police sergeant, literally "three firewood"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺香港一般指警隊嘅警長,亦可以泛指紀律部隊中,職階標示為三個箭形嘅高階員佐級人員,或者軍隊嘅士官

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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