差餉

Chinese

differ from; short of; to lack
differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
 
 soldier's pay
trad. (差餉) 差 餉
simp. (差饷) 差 饷
Literally: “police's wages”.

Etymology

In early Hong Kong, revenues from rates were used to pay the police force.

Pronunciation

Noun

差餉

  1. (Hong Kong) rates (tax levied on properties)
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