欽差

Chinese

		royal	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
trad. (欽差)		欽	差
simp. (钦差)		钦	差

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnchāi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣㄔㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ caai¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khim-chhe / khim-chhee

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnchāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣㄔㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinchai
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-chʻai¹
  - Yale: chīn-chāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinchai
  - Palladius: циньчай (cinʹčaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam¹ caai¹
  - Yale: yām chāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ tsaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khim-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: khim-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qimzhef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰim³³ t͡sʰe³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khim-chhee
  - Tâi-lô: khim-tshee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

欽差

imperial envoy; imperial commissioner

Derived terms

欽差大臣／钦差大臣 (qīnchāidàchén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (欽差):

→ Vietnamese: khâm sai (欽差)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
欽	差

Noun

欽差

(historical) chữ Hán form of khâm sai (“imperial envoy”)