镖局

armed-escort agency, caravan-guard company

noun Rare #30,912

armed-escort agency, caravan-guard company A traditional Chinese business that hired armed escorts to protect people and goods on the road; mainly encountered in historical settings.

CH: 他在镖局找了一份工作。

EN: He found a job at an armed-escort agency.

镖局的生意怎么样？

How's business at the escort agency?

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

镖局离这儿不远是不是要回家看一看？

The escort agency isn’t far from here. Do you want to go home and take a look?

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

镖局里药材不少

The escort agency has plenty of medicinal herbs.

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)