差役 [－－]

Jyutping caai1 jik6
Pinyin chāi yì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
  2. bailiff of feudal yamen
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    corvee
  2. noun, archaic
    runner; bailiff
    (syn.) 走卒, 衙役, 隶卒, 隸卒
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    尤其是县政府豢养的警察、警备队、差役这班恶狗，他们怕下乡，下乡也不敢再敲诈。
    尤其是縣政府豢養的警察、警備隊、差役這班惡狗，他們怕下鄉，下鄉也不敢再敲詐。
    yóu qí shì xiàn zhèng fǔ huàn yǎng de jǐng chá ， jǐng bèi duì ， chāi yì zhè bān è gǒu ， tā men pà xià xiāng ， xià xiāng yě bù gǎn zài qiāo zhà ．
    • In particular the vicious curs kept by the county government – the police, the armed guards and the bailiffs – are afraid of going to the villages, or if they do so, they no longer dare to practice their extortions.
  2. Mandarin
    警备队、警察、差役，一概敛迹，不敢下乡敲诈。
    警備隊、警察、差役，一概斂跡，不敢下鄉敲詐。
    jǐng bèi duì ， jǐng chá ， chāi yì ， yī gài liǎn jì ， bù gǎn xià xiāng qiāo zhà ．
    • The armed guards, the police and the bailiffs all keep out of the way and dare not go near the villages to practice their extortions.
  3. 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?"