差役

chāiyì
  1. forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
  2. bailiff of feudal yamen

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) corvee
  2. (archaic) runner; bailiff
  3. corvee
  4. runner; bailiff

Wiktionary

  1. 舊時官府分派給人民的勞役。
  2. 原指衙門中的公差。後亦泛指供差遣的人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 差 chāi
  1. to send (on an errand)
  2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
  3. job; official post
2 役 yì
  1. forced labor
  2. corvée
  3. obligatory task
  4. military service
  5. to use as servant
  6. to enserf
  7. servant (old)
  8. war
  9. campaign
  10. battle

Related entries

衙役 yáyì bailiff of feudal yamen