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差役

chāi yì

2-character word

What 差役 means

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

The characters in 差役

• 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 役yìforced labor; corvée; obligatory task

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