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巡捕
 
En
xún bǔ
  • to patrol
  • policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)

巡捕 xún bǔ

巡捕
1 巡查搜捕。元.李致远《还牢末.楔子》:「谁想拳头上没眼,把他打死了,被巡捕官军将我拿住。」
2 职官名:(1)清代维持京师治安的官。(2)清代将军、总督、巡抚的僚属。分文武 两类,文巡捕掌传宣,武巡捕掌护卫。
3 清末租界中外国人雇用的警察。

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