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差人

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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差人

  1. (literary) to send someone; to dispatch someone

Noun

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差人

  1. bailiff in a yamen
  2. (Cantonese) police officer
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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差人

  1. strange person; eccentric