差事

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

Pronunciation 1

• 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

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• 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

差事

1. errand; assignment; commission (Classifier: 件)
2. job; post; position (Classifier: 件)
3. (literary, historical) official post; temporarily appointed position
4. (literary, historical) messenger; emissary
5. (literary, historical) criminal

Synonyms

• (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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàshì, chāshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄕˋ, ㄔㄚ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ si⁶

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• 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: ㄔㄚ ㄕˋ
    • 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

差事

1. (colloquial) poor; not up to standard

Noun

差事

1. (literary) strange thing