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): ㄔㄞㄒㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ hoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāixiǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞㄒㄧㄤˇ
  - 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

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

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