當差

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	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
trad. (當差)		當	差
simp. (当差)		当	差

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dāngchāi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄔㄞ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): донцэ (donce, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ caai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tông-chhâ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tng-chhe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngchāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄔㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangchai
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-chʻai¹
  - Yale: dāng-chāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangchai
  - Palladius: данчай (dančaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: донцэ (donce, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɛ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ caai¹
  - Yale: dōng chāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ tsaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tông-chhâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: dong´ ca´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dong¹ ca¹
  - Sinological IPA: /toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tng-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: tng-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngzhef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍³³ t͡sʰe³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Verb

當差

to run errands for officials or employers
(Cantonese) to be a police officer
好仔唔當差。／好仔唔当差。 [Cantonese] ― hou² zai² m⁴ dong¹ caa¹. [Jyutping] ― Good kids don't become cops.

Noun

當差

male servant

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