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- difference; discrepancy
- (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
- different
- wrong; mistaken
- to fall short; to lack
- not up to standard; inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
Trad. 轉差
- to slip (e.g. of clutch)
- slippage
- also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc
- (math.) difference quotient
- (math.) divided difference
- (math.) finite difference
- (numerical analysis) divided differences
- (statistics) mean absolute difference
- hard task
- difficult mission
- arduous and unrewarding undertaking
- drudgery
- grind
- chore
Trad. 日較差
- (meteorology) diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
- to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)
Trad. 差異化
- differentiation (of a product from its competitors etc)
Trad. 開小差
- to be absent-minded
- to desert
- to abscond from the army
- absent without leave (AWOL)
- information asymmetry; information gap (esp. a difference in access to information that can be exploited for profit)
- prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
- (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
Trad. 差強人意
- (idiom) just passable
- barely satisfactory
- demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- curious coincidence
Trad. 陰差陽錯
- (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
Trad. 差額選舉
- competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
Trad. 絲毫不差
- accurate to perfection (idiom)
- precise to the finest detail
Trad. 參差錯落
- uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- in a tangled mess
- momentary slip
- false step
- ill-considered action
Trad. 陰錯陽差
- (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
Trad. 天差地別
- (idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
Trad. 天差地遠
- poles apart (idiom)
- entirely different
Trad. 阻差辦公
- (law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)
Trad. 千差萬別
- (idiom) extremely diverse
- to vary greatly
Trad. 等差級數
- arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)
Trad. 貿易逆差
- trade deficit
- adverse trade balance
- the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- curious coincidence
Trad. 雲泥之差
- see 雲泥之別|云泥之别[yun2 ni2 zhi1 bie2]
- (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
Trad. 地區差價
- local differences in price
- regional price variation
Trad. 差一點兒
- erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
Trad. 差不離兒
- erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]
- (neologism c. 2021) underachieving students tend to buy lots of stationery; (fig.) all the gear and no idea
Trad. 海洋溫差發電
- ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
Trad. 失之毫釐，差之千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 失之毫釐，差以千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 差之毫釐，失之千里
- the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile
Trad. 差之毫釐，謬以千里
- the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile