打发

打發
dǎfa
  1. to dispatch sb to do sth
  2. to make sb leave
  3. to pass (the time)
  4. (old) to make arrangements
  5. (old) to bestow (alms etc)

CEDICT

old

Entry Composition

1 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")
=2 发 fā
  1. to send out
  2. to show (one's feeling)
  3. to issue
  4. to develop
  5. to make a bundle of money
  6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)
=2 发 fà
  1. hair
  2. Taiwan pr. fǎ