police station in foreign concessions; constabulary
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
police station in foreign concessions in old China (esp. Shanghai and treaty ports), established by imperialists to suppress the Chinese people
archaicHistorical term specific to the colonial era in China (1840s-1940s), referring to police stations in foreign concessions. Often carries negative connotations of colonial oppression. Also called 捕房.
Jiù旧
shí时
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
xún巡
bǔ捕
fáng房
jīng经
cháng常
qī欺
yā压
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
The police stations in foreign concessions in old Shanghai often oppressed the common people.
Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
yǐ以
qián前
zài在
xún巡
bǔ捕
fáng房
dāng当
guo过
xún巡
bǔ捕
。
His grandfather used to work as a constable in the police station.
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Xún巡
bǔ捕
fáng房
yě也
jiào叫
bǔ捕
fáng房
，
shì是
dāng当
shí时
de的
jǐng警
chá察
jú局
。
The police station was also called 'bu fang', which was the police bureau of that time.