差 caa¹ {chà}

1. poor; bad; sub-standard 2. slightly; comparatively

差 caa¹ {chā}

1. difference
2. discrepancy
3. to differ
4. error
5. to err
6. to make a mistake

差 caa¹ {chà}

1. to differ from
2. to fall short of
3. lacking
4. wrong
5. inferior

差 caa¹ {chāi}

1. to send
2. to commission
3. messenger
4. mission

差啲 caa¹ di¹ {chā dī}

adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)

差餉〔-饷〕 caa¹ hoeng² {chāi xiǎng}

rates, a type of property tax system

差利 caa¹ lei⁶ {chā lì}

Cantonese nickname for Charlie Chaplin, shortened to just "Charlie"

差皮 caa¹ pei⁴ {chā pí}

bad, poor

差館〔-馆〕 caai¹ gun² {chāi guǎn}

(noun) a police station

差人 caai¹ jan⁴ {chāi rén}

(noun) police officers

差佬 caai¹ lou² {chā lǎo}

(noun) a male police officer

差婆 caai¹ po⁴ {chā pó}

(noun) a female police officer

差別〔-别〕 caa¹ bit⁶ {chā bié}

1. difference
2. distinction
3. diversity
4. disparity

差池 caa¹ ci⁴ {chā chí}

1. mistake
2. error
3. mishap

差錯〔-错〕 caa¹ co³ {chā cuò}

1. mistake
2. slip-up
3. fault
4. error (in data transmission)
5. accident
6. mishap

差點〔-点〕 caa¹ dim² {chà diǎn}

1. almost
2. nearly

差分 caa¹ fan¹ {chā fēn}

1. difference
2. increment

差價〔-价〕 caa¹ gaa³ {chā jià}

difference in price

差勁〔-劲〕 caa¹ ging⁶ {chà jìn}

1. bad
2. no good
3. below average
4. disappointing

差異〔-异〕 caa¹ ji⁶ {chā yì}

1. difference
2. discrepancy

差遠〔-远〕 caa¹ jyun⁵ {chà yuǎn}

1. inferior
2. not up to par
3. to fall far short
4. to be mistaken

差距 caa¹ keoi⁵ {chā jù}

1. disparity
2. gap

差謬〔-谬〕 caa¹ mau⁶ {chà miù}

error

差誤〔-误〕 caa¹ ng⁶ {chā wù}

mistake

差額〔-额〕 caa¹ ngaak⁶ {chā é}

1. balance (financial)
2. discrepancy (in a sum or quota)
3. difference

差訛〔-讹〕 caa¹ ngo⁴ {chā é}

1. error
2. mistake

差評〔-评〕 caa¹ ping⁴ {chà píng}

1. poor evaluation
2. adverse criticism

差生 caa¹ sang¹ {chà shēng}

weak student

差失 caa¹ sat¹ {chā shī}

1. mistake
2. slip-up

差商 caa¹ soeng¹ {chā shāng}

the quotient of differences (slope of a line in coordinate geometry)

差數〔-数〕 caa¹ sou³ {chā shù}

difference (the result of subtraction)

差遣 caai¹ hin² {chāi qiǎn}

to send (on errand)

差役 caai¹ jik⁶ {chāi yì}

1. forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
2. bailiff of feudal yamen

差派 caai¹ paai³ {chāi pài}

to dispatch

差使 caai¹ si³ {chāi shǐ}

1. to send
2. to assign
3. to appoint
4. servants of an official
5. official messenger

差使 caai¹ si³ {chāi shi}

1. official post
2. billet
3. commission
4. CL: 件
5. see also 差事

差事 caai¹ si⁶ {chāi shi}

1. errand
2. assignment
3. job
4. commission
5. CL: 件
6. see also 差使

差事 caai¹ si⁶ {chà shì}

1. poor
2. not up to standard

差得遠〔--远〕 caa¹ dak¹ jyun⁵ {chà de yuǎn}

so different; far from it

差一皮 caa¹ jat¹ pei⁴ {chā yī pí}

one level less (to something in quality); a bit worse

差唔多 caa¹ m⁴ do¹ {chā ń duō}

(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)

差少少 caa¹ siu² siu² {chā shǎo shāo}

adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)

差不多 caa¹ bat¹ do¹ {chà bu duō}

1. almost
2. nearly
3. more or less
4. about the same
5. good enough
6. not bad

差不離〔--离〕 caa¹ bat¹ lei⁴ {chà bù lí}

1. not much different
2. similar
3. ordinary
4. nearly

差速器 caa¹ cuk¹ hei³ {chā sù qì}

differential (gear)

差得多 caa¹ dak¹ do¹ {chà dé duō}

fall short by a large amount

差異性〔-异-〕 caa¹ ji⁶ sing³ {chā yì xìng}

difference

差旅費〔--费〕 caai¹ leoi⁵ fai³ {chāi lǚ fèi}

business travel expenses

差天共地 caa¹ tin¹ gung⁶ dei⁶ {chā tiān gòng dì}

very different; worlds apart; as different as night and day

差不多的 caa¹ bat¹ do¹ dik¹ {chà bu duō de}

the great majority

差動齒輪〔-动齿轮〕 caa¹ dung⁶ ci² leon⁴ {chā dòng chǐ lún}

differential gear

差分方程 caa¹ fan¹ fong¹ cing⁴ {chā fēn fāng chéng}

difference equation (math.)

差強人意〔-强--〕 caa¹ koeng⁵ jan⁴ ji³ {chā qiáng rén yì}

1. (idiom) just passable
2. barely satisfactory

差額選舉〔-额选举〕 caa¹ ngaak⁶ syun² geoi² {chā é xuǎn jǔ}

competitive election (i.e. with more than one candidate)

差之毫釐，謬以千里〔---厘-谬---〕 caa¹ zi¹ hou⁴ lei⁴ ，mau⁶ ji⁵ cin¹ lei⁵ {chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ}

1. the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
2. a miss is as good as a mile

差之毫釐，失之千里〔---厘-----〕 caa¹ zi¹ hou⁴ lei⁴ ，sat¹ zi¹ cin¹ lei⁵ {chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ}

1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
2. a miss is as good as a mile