差餉
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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 |
soldier's pay | ||
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trad. (差餉) | 差 | 餉 | |
simp. (差饷) | 差 | 饷 | |
Literally: “police's wages”. |
Etymology
[edit]In early Hong Kong, revenues from rates were used to pay the police force.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]差餉