當差

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	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
trad. (當差)		當	差
simp. (当差)		当	差

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dāngchāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄔㄞ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): донцэ (donce, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ caai¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-chhâ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-chhe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngchāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄔㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangchai
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-chʻai¹
    • Yale: dāng-chāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangchai
    • Palladius: данчай (dančaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: донцэ (donce, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɛ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ caai¹
    • Yale: dōng chāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tsaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ cai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-chhâ
    • Hakka Romanization System: dong´ ca´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ ca¹
    • Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: tng-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngzhef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ t͡sʰe³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Verb

當差

1. to run errands for officials or employers
2. (Cantonese) to be a police officer

   好仔唔當差。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   好仔唔当差。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   hou² zai² m⁴ dong¹ caai¹. [Jyutping]

   Good kids don't become cops.

Noun

當差

1. male servant