落差
Chinese
| to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | 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. (落差) | 落 | 差 | |
| simp. #(落差) | 落 | 差 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: luòchā
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: luòcha
- Wade–Giles: lo4-chʻa1
- Yale: lwò-chā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohcha
- Palladius: лоча (loča)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lok6 caa1
- Yale: lohk chā
- Cantonese Pinyin: lok9 tsaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: log6 ca1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːk̚² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-chha
- Tâi-lô: lo̍k-tsha
- Phofsit Daibuun: logzhaf
- IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰa⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰa³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍h-chha
- Tâi-lô: lo̍h-tsha
- Phofsit Daibuun: loiqzhaf
- IPA (Taipei): /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Noun
落差
- (geography) drop in elevation (of a waterfall, between two points in the course of a river, etc.)
- head drop (in hydroelectric power plants)
- (figurative) discrepancy (typically between reality and one's expectations); gap
Synonyms
- (discrepancy):
Derived terms
- 落差婚
- 落差感
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 落 | 差 |
| らく Grade: 3 |
さ Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
落差 • (rakusa) ←らくさ (rakusa)?
- (geography) drop in elevation (of a waterfall, between two points in the course of a river, etc.)
- discrepancy