armed escort; bodyguard
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
armed escort; bodyguard; security guard for hire
neutralA term from imperial China for professional guards hired to protect valuable goods or people during transport. Often skilled in martial arts.
Guò过
qù去
de的
shāng商
duì队
cháng常
cháng常
gù雇
yōng佣
biāo镖
shī师
bǎo保
hù护
huò货
wù物
。
Merchant caravans in the past often hired armed escorts to protect their goods.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
biāo镖
shī师
zǒu走
nán南
chuǎng闯
běi北
，
cóng从
méi没
shī失
guo过
biāo镖
。
This veteran escort has traveled all over the country and never lost a shipment.
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Biāo镖
shī师
shì是
wǔ武
xiá侠
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
jué角
sè色
。
Armed escorts are common characters in wuxia novels.