踏差

Chinese

		step on	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. (踏差)		踏	差
simp. #(踏差)		踏	差

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ta̍h-chha

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍h-chha
    • Tâi-lô: ta̍h-tsha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daqzhaf
    • IPA (Taipei): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

Verb

踏差

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to lose one's footing; to slip
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to take a wrong step in life

Synonyms

• 失足 (shīzú)

Derived terms

• 仙人拍鼓有時錯，跤步踏差啥人無／仙人拍鼓有时错，跤步踏差啥人无 (sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô) (Min Nan)

 

References

• “Entry #11471”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.