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. 旧时官府分派给人民的劳役。
  2. 原指衙门中的公差。后亦泛指供差遣的人。

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