郵差

See also: 邮差

Chinese

		post (office); mail	courier
trad. (郵差)		郵	差
simp. (邮差)		邮	差

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóuchāi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ caai¹
Northern Min (KCR): iû-chái
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-chhai / iû-chhe
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yeu-tsha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóuchāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóuchai
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-chʻai¹
  - Yale: yóu-chāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youchai
  - Palladius: ючай (jučaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ caai¹
  - Yale: yàuh chāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ tsaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iû-chái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iu³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-chhai
  - Tâi-lô: iû-tshai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuzhay
  - IPA (Tainan): /iu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: iû-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuzhef
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yeu-tsha
  - MiniDict: yeu^去 tsha
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhieu-tsha
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²² t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

Noun

郵差

(dated or dialectal in Mainland China, common in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore) postman; mailman
郵差叔叔送信純熟迅速送出 [Cantonese, trad.]
邮差叔叔送信纯熟迅速送出 [Cantonese, simp.]
jau⁴ caai¹ suk¹ suk¹ sung³ seon³ seon⁴ suk⁶ seon³ cuk¹ sung³ ceot¹ [Jyutping]
the postman is proficient in delivering mail and delivers mail quickly (a tongue-twister)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 郵遞員 (“postman; mailman”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	郵遞員, 送信的
	Taiwan	郵差, 郵務士
	Chifeng	郵遞員, 送信的
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	郵遞員
	Harbin	郵遞員, 送信的, 郵局子 dated
	Shenyang	郵遞員, 郵差
	Singapore	郵差
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	送信的, 信差
	Tangshan	郵遞員, 送信的
	Cangzhou	郵遞員, 郵差
	Baoding	送信的, 郵差
	Shijiazhuang	郵遞員, 送信的
	Jinan	郵遞員, 郵差
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	郵遞員兒, 送信的
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	送信的
	Zhengzhou	送信的
	Xi'an	郵遞員, 送信的
	Xining	郵遞員
	Xuzhou	郵遞員, 郵差, 送信的
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	郵遞員
	Lanzhou	郵遞員, 送信的
	Ürümqi	投遞員
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	郵遞員, 郵差
	Chongqing	郵遞員, 郵差
	Wuhan	郵遞員
	Guiyang	郵遞員, 郵差
	Kunming	郵遞員
	Guilin	郵遞員
	Liuzhou	郵遞員, 郵差 dated
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	郵差, 送信的
	Yangzhou	郵遞員, 郵差, 送信的
	Nantong	送信的
	Hefei	郵遞員
Cantonese	Guangzhou	郵差, 信差
Cantonese	Hong Kong	郵差, 信差
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	送信仔個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	送信仔個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	送信仔個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	送信個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	送信仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	送批個
Huizhou	Shexian	郵遞員, 郵差, 送信唉
Jin	Taiyuan	送信的, 郵差
	Xinzhou	送信的
	Linhe	郵遞員
	Jining	送信的
	Hohhot	郵遞員, 郵差
	Handan	郵遞員, 送信的
Northern Min	Jian'ou	郵差 dated
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	郵政差 dated
Eastern Min	Matsu	郵差
Southern Min	Xiamen	分批的
	Yilan	提批的
	Tainan	郵差, 分批的, 郵便士 dated, 挈批的 GT
	Chaozhou	分信員
	Shantou	分信員
	Jieyang	分信員
	Leizhou	信差 dated
Wu	Shanghai	郵遞員, 郵差 dated
	Danyang	送信格
	Wenzhou	信差, 郵差 dated
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)