差事

Chinese edit

		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	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (差事)		差	事
simp. ^#(差事)		差	事

Pronunciation 1 edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chāishi

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhâi-sṳ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhai-sīr / chhe-sū / chhai-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - 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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai¹ si⁶
  - Yale: chāai sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai¹ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhâi-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: cai´ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cai¹ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhai-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: tshai-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai³³ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tshe-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhesu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhai-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tshai-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhaisu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/

Noun edit

差事

errand; assignment; commission (Classifier: 件)
job; post; position (Classifier: 件)
(literary, historical) official post; temporarily appointed position
(literary, historical) messenger; emissary
(literary, historical) criminal

Synonyms edit

(errand): 差使 (chāishi)
(position):

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

(official post): 差使 (chāishi)
(messenger): 差使 (chāishi)
(criminal):

差使 (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)

Pronunciation 2 edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chàshì, chāshì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄕˋ, ㄔㄚㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chàshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: chà-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahshyh
  - Palladius: чаши (čaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chashìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: chā-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chashyh
  - Palladius: чаши (čaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caa¹ si⁶
  - Yale: chā sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ca¹ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ siː²²/

Adjective edit

差事

(colloquial) poor; not up to standard

Noun edit

差事

(literary) strange thing

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