Singaporean Mandarin Database

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政

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府

fǔ

人

rén

government officials (colloquially known as zeng hu lang)

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Legal/Politics

法政

Legal / Politics

释义

名词

指在政府机构工作的公务员。

DEFINITION

Noun

Refers to public servants who work in government agencies.

由来
  • 有说法认为 “政府人” 这个名称源于闽南方言词语 zeng hu lang。
  • “政府人” 一词较常出现于口语中，而书面语则较常使用 “政府人员”、“政府官员” 或 “公务员” 等词。
ETYMOLOGY
  • It is believed that the term “政府人” originated from the Hokkien dialect term zeng hu lang.
  • The term "政府人" is more commonly used in spoken language, whereas "政府人员", "政府官员", or "公务员" are more often used in written language.
 
例句
知道前女友交了新男友，51 岁男子大吃干醋，竟假冒 "政府人" 向68岁老翁索取贿金，以免提控他窝藏逾期居留的女友。《联合早报》， 8/10/2004）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Upon learning that his ex-girlfriend had a new boyfriend, the 51-year-old man was so jealous that he impersonated a government official. He then demanded bribes from the 68-year-old man, threatening to charge him for harboring his girlfriend who had overstayed. (Lianhe Zaobao, 8/10/2004)
参考资料
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