差使

Chinese

		differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
trad. (差使)		差	使
simp. #(差使)		差	使

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāishǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ sai²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhe-sái / chhee-sái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāishǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaishǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai¹-shih³
    • Yale: chāi-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaishyy
    • Palladius: чайши (čajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai¹ sai²
    • Yale: chāai sái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹ sai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai¹ sei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe-sái
    • Tâi-lô: tshe-sái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhesae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe³³ sai⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhee-sái
    • Tâi-lô: tshee-sái
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/

Verb

差使

1. to dispatch; to order about

Synonyms

• 差遣 (chāiqiǎn)
• (Hokkien) 差教

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāishi, chāishǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ, ㄔㄞ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ si³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāishi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaishi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai¹-shih⁵
    • Yale: chāi-shr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chai.shy
    • Palladius: чайши (čajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāishǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaishǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai¹-shih³
    • Yale: chāi-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaishyy
    • Palladius: чайши (čajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai¹ si³
    • Yale: chāai si
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹ si³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai¹ xi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ siː³³/

Noun

差使

1. errand; assignment; commission (Classifier: 件)
2. job; post; position (Classifier: 件)
3. (literary, historical) official post; temporarily appointed position
4. (literary, historical) messenger; emissary
5. (literary, historical) criminal

Synonyms

• (errand): 差事 (chāishi)
• (position):

• 執事／执事 (zhíshì) (literary)
• 工作 (gōngzuò)
• 差事 (chāishi)
• 活
• 穡頭／穑头 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 職務／职务 (zhíwù)
• 頭路／头路 (Hakka, Hokkien)

 

• (official post): 差事 (chāishi)
• (messenger): 差事 (chāishi)
• (criminal):

• 差事 (chāishi) (literary, historical)
• 犯 (fàn)
• 犯人 (fànrén)
• 犯罪分子 (fànzuì fènzǐ)
• 犯罪者 (fànzuìzhě)
• 罪犯 (zuìfàn)
• 違法者／违法者 (wéifǎzhě)

 

Derived terms

• 搪差使
• 白差使
• 面子上的差使