暗牌
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Chinese[edit]
dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret |
cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet | ||
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trad. (暗牌) | 暗 | 牌 | |
simp. #(暗牌) | 暗 | 牌 | |
Literally: “hidden badge”. |
Etymology[edit]
Arising from the fact that detectives do not wear police uniforms in Malaysia and Singapore.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
暗牌
- (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) detective
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors (2021), “Chapter 5 Native Lexical Innovation in Penang Hokkien: Thinking beyond Rojak”, in Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 176