差人

Chinese

Etymology 1

	to send; messenger; mission	man; person; people
trad. (差人)	差	人
simp. ^#(差人)	差	人
anagram	人差

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chāirén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caai¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāirén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chairén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻai¹-jên²
  - Yale: chāi-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairen
  - Palladius: чайжэнь (čajžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: chāai yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Verb

差人

(literary) to send someone; to dispatch someone

Noun

差人

bailiff in a yamen
(Cantonese) police officer

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 警察 (“police; police officer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		警察, 警官, 警員
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	警察, 雷子 argot
	Taiwan	警察
	Chifeng	警察
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	警察
	Harbin	警察
	Shenyang	警察
	Malaysia	警察, 馬打
	Singapore	警察, 馬打 dated
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	警察
	Tangshan	警察
	Cangzhou	民警
	Baoding	警察
	Shijiazhuang	警察
	Jinan	警察
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	警察
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	警察
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	警察
	Wanrong	警察
	Zhengzhou	警察
	Xi'an	警察
	Xining	警察
	Xuzhou	警察
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	警察
	Lanzhou	警察
	Ürümqi	警察
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	警察
	Chongqing	警察
	Wuhan	警察
	Guiyang	警察, 警士 dated, 警士先生 dated face-to-face, 貓菜 dated nickname
	Kunming	警察
	Guilin	警察
	Liuzhou	警察, 警伯 playful
	Binyang (Nanjie)	警察, 走狗 argot
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	警察
	Dagudi (Maliba)	警察
	Reshuitang (Longling)	警察
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	警察
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	警察
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	警察
	Yangzhou	警察
	Nantong	警察
	Hefei	警察
Cantonese	Guangzhou	警察, 差人, 差佬 male, 老二 dated
	Hong Kong	警察, 差人, 阿Sir male, madam female, 差佬 male, slightly derogatory, 差婆 female, slightly derogatory, 警犬 derogatory, 狗 derogatory, 龜 derogatory, 老更 dated
	Taishan	警察
	Dongguan	阿Sir, 差佬
	Qinzhou	警察, 差佬
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	警察, 公安
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	警察, 公安, 差佬
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	警察
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	馬打
	Singapore (Guangfu)	馬打
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	公安, 綠衣, 警察
	Móng Cái	警察, 公安
Gan	Lichuan	警察
Hakka	Meixian	警察
	Yudu	警察
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	警察
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	警察
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	警察
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	巡查, 警察
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	警察
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	巡查
Huizhou	Jixi	警察
Huizhou	Shexian	警察
Jin	Taiyuan	警察
	Xinzhou	警察, 小對子 dated
	Linhe	警察
	Jining	警察
	Hohhot	警察
	Zhangjiakou	警察
	Handan	警察
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	警察
	Fuqing	警察
	Matsu	警察
Southern Min	Xiamen	警察, 馬打 dated, 烏跤 dated, derogatory
	Quanzhou	警察
	Zhangzhou	警察, 烏跤 dated, derogatory
	Taipei	大人
	Kaohsiung	警察
	Yilan	警察
	Changhua (Lukang)	警察
	Taichung	巡查
	Taichung (Wuqi)	警察
	Tainan	大人, 賊頭 GT, derogatory
	Hsinchu	警察
	Kinmen	馬打
	Penghu (Magong)	大人
	Penang (Hokkien)	馬打
	Singapore (Hokkien)	馬打, 大狗
	Manila (Hokkien)	兵, 警察, 臭兵 derogatory
	Guilin (Biyange)	警察
	Chaozhou	警察
	Shantou	警察
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	馬打
	Singapore (Teochew)	馬打, 大狗, 大狗兄
	Batam (Teochew)	馬打
	Haikou	警察
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	警察
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	警察, 差佬
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	警察
Wu	Shanghai	警察, 黑貓警長, 黑貓, 老貓
	Shanghai (Chongming)	警察
	Suzhou	警察
	Danyang	警察
	Ningbo	警察, 警察爛眼 derogatory
	Wenzhou	警察
	Jinhua	警察
Xiang	Changsha	警察
Xiang	Loudi	警察
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Hyponyms

(police officer): 差佬, 差婆

Etymology 2

	to differ from; short of; to lack	man; person; people
trad. (差人)	差	人
simp. ^#(差人)	差	人
anagram	人差

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chàrén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chàrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chàrén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-jên²
  - Yale: chà-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahren
  - Palladius: чажэнь (čažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caa¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: chā yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ca¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

差人

strange person; eccentric