WordTaiwan frequency #25,897
衙役
ㄧㄚˊ ㄧˋ
“runner or attendant in a government office; low-ranking yamen functionary (historical)”
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- 戰役ㄓㄢˋ ㄧˋmilitary campaign; a series of battles or operations in a specific area to achieve a strategic objective.
- 衙門ㄧㄚˊ ㄇㄣˊyamen; government office in dynastic China; a magistrate's office or court in imperial times.
- 退役ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ(of military personnel) to retire from service; (of athletes) to retire from competition; (of equipment) to be decommissioned
- 服役ㄈㄨˊ ㄧˋto serve in the military; to be in active service; to perform compulsory service
- 役男ㄧˋ ㄋㄢˊmale of military-service age; a man between 18 and 45 who is liable for conscription.
- 除役ㄔㄨˊ ㄧˋDischarged from military service due to age, disability, or prolonged absence; decommissioned (e.g., a power plant at end of operational life)
- 現役ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋcurrently serving in the military; active duty
- 拘役ㄐㄩ ㄧˋcriminal detention; a short-term prison sentence of one day to less than two months
- 兵役ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧˋmilitary service; conscription; constitutional duty to serve in the armed forces
- 奴役ㄋㄨˊ ㄧˋenslavement; to treat someone as a slave and command them accordingly
- 僕役ㄆㄨˊ ㄧˋservant; attendant; domestic helper
- 替代役ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧˋalternative civilian service in lieu of mandatory military service