差人 [－－]

Jyutping caai1 jan4
Pinyin chà rén

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​職業​；​古時​本來​指​官府​嘅​衙​差​，​而家​指​警察​，​主要​職責​係​執法​同維持​公共安全
    policeman; policewoman; police
    • 差人，查牌！
      差人，查牌！
      caai1 jan4, caa4 paai4!
      Police, inspection.
  2. 近義詞
    差佬、警員、警察
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    strange person; eccentric
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 警察

差人 [－－]

Jyutping caai1 jan4
Pinyin chāi rén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) police officers
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to send someone; to dispatch someone
  2. noun, Cantonese
    police officer
  3. noun
    bailiff in a yamen
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    个差人拉咗个贼。
    個差人拉咗個賊。
    go3 caa1 jan4 laai1 zo2 go3 caak6 。
    • The police officer arrested the burglar.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个窦咁隐蔽，啲差人都好难揾到佢哋喽。
    個竇咁隱蔽，啲差人都好難揾到佢哋嘍。
    go3 dau3 gam3 jan2 bai3, di1 caai1 jan4 dou1 hou2 naan4 wan2 dou2 keoi5 dei6 lo3.
    • The hideout was so well hidden that the police would have a hard time finding them.
  2. Cantonese
    如果差人查案，要考虑埋政治因素嘅话，咁香港就收档喇。
    如果差人查案，要考慮埋政治因素嘅話，咁香港就收檔喇。
    jyu4 gwo2 caai1 jan4 caa4 on3, jiu3 haau2 leoi6 maai4 zing3 zi6 jan1 sou3 ge3 waa2, gam2 hoeng1 gong2 zau6 sau1 dong3 laa3.
    • If there are political considerations in police investigations, then Hong Kong is finished.
  3. Cantonese
    差人
    差人
    caai1 jan4
    • police officer
  4. Cantonese
    佢开头唔肯讲啲同党匿埋喺边，最后都俾个差人chok咗出嚟。
    佢開頭唔肯講啲同黨匿埋喺邊，最後都俾個差人chok咗出嚟。
    keoi5 hoi1 tau4 m4 hang2 gong2 di1 tung4 dong2 nei1 maai4 hai2 bin1, zeoi3 hau6 dou1 bei2 go3 caai1 jan4 cok3 zo2 ceot1 lai4.
    • At first he didn't say where his accomplices were hiding, but then it was sounded out by the police officer.
  5. Cantonese
    由于竞争激烈，上半年业绩强差人意。
    由於競爭激烈，上半年業績強差人意。
    jau4 jyu1 ging3 zang1 gik1 lit6, soeng6 bun3 nin4 jip6 zik1 koeng5 caa1 jan4 ji3.
    • The sales in the first half of this year were not satisfactory due to the fierce competition.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    对唔住，我系差人！ [Cantonese, trad.]对唔住，我系差人！
    對唔住，我係差人！ [Cantonese, trad.]对唔住，我系差人！
    deoi3 m4 zyu6, ngo5 hai6 caai1 jan4!
    • Sorry, but I'm a police officer!
  2. Cantonese
    「差人（差役、绿衣）到吗？」 [Cantonese, trad.]“差人（差役、绿衣）到吗？”
    「差人（差役、綠衣）到嗎？」 [Cantonese, trad.]“差人（差役、绿衣）到吗？”
    “caai1 jan4 (caai1 jik6, luk6 ji1) dou3 maa5?”
    • "Has the policeman arrived?"