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執金吾 (zap1 gam1 ng4) — an imperial official in Cantonese

zapˉ¹執gamˉ¹金ngˎ₄吾
简 执金吾
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi2 jin1 wu2

Meaning of 執金吾

nounan imperial official
nounname of an officer in Western Han Dynasty

Characters in 執金吾

執zap1
catch; capture; detain
金gam1
a Chinese family name
吾ng4
a family name

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