差池

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	pond; reservoir
trad. (差池)		差	池
simp. #(差池)		差	池
alternative forms		差遲／差迟 Pronunciation 1

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ ci⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ca¹ di⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chachíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-chʻih²
    • Yale: chā-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chachyr
    • Palladius: чачи (čači)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caa¹ ci⁴
    • Yale: chā chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ca¹ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ca¹ di⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsha tî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰa³³⁻²³ ti⁵⁵/

Note: Shantou.

Noun

差池

1. mistake; error
2. mishap; accident

Synonyms

• (mistake):

• 不好
• 不是
• 不韙／不韪 (bùwěi) (literary)
• 偏差 (piānchā)
• 問題／问题 (wèntí)
• 失誤／失误 (shīwù)
• 差失 (chāshī)
• 差舛 (chāchuǎn) (literary)
• 差誤／差误 (chāwù)
• 差謬／差谬 (chāmiù) (literary)
• 差錯／差错 (chācuò)
• 疏失 (shūshī) (careless mistake)
• 紕繆／纰缪 (pīmiù) (literary)
• 訛／讹 (é) (literary, or in compounds)
• 誤差／误差 (wùchā) (especially in data)
• 誤謬／误谬 (wùmiù) (fallacy)
• 謬誤／谬误 (miùwù) (fallacy)
• 責任／责任 (zérèn)
• 過失／过失 (guòshī)
• 過錯／过错 (guòcuò)
• 錯／错
• 錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)

 

• (mishap):

• 不幸事件 (bùxìng shìjiàn)
• 不測／不测 (bùcè)
• 事故 (shìgù)
• 失閃／失闪 (shīshǎn)
• 好歹 (hǎodǎi)
• 岔子 (chàzi)
• 差錯／差错 (chācuò)
• 意外 (yìwài)
• 故事 (archic)
• 緣故／缘故 (yuángù) (archaic)
• 變故／变故 (biàngù)
• 長短／长短 (chángduǎn)
• 閃失／闪失 (shǎnshī)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cīchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄘ ㄔˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cīchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄘ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cihchíh
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ¹-chʻih²
    • Yale: tsz̄-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsychyr
    • Palladius: цычи (cyči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Adjective

差池

1. (literary) uneven; jagged; irregular