差餉

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	soldier's pay
trad. (差餉)		差	餉
simp. (差饷)		差	饷
Literally: “police's wages”.

Etymology

In early Hong Kong, revenues from rates were used to pay the police force.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāixiǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ hoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāixiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaisiǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai¹-hsiang³
    • Yale: chāi-syǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaisheang
    • Palladius: чайсян (čajsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caai¹ hoeng²
    • Yale: chāai héung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹ hoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai¹ hêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/

Noun

差餉

1. (chiefly Hong Kong) rates (tax levied on properties)