粵

差caa1餉hoeng2

simp差饷
caa1 hoeng2caai1 hoeng2chāi xiǎng

English

  1. rates, a type of property tax system
  2. rates (also known as Chai Heung), an indirect tax payable quarterly in advance and levied on properties in Hong Kong, initially to pay for the expenses of the police force

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 香港政府向房地產業主徵收嘅一種間接税,按季度預繳,相當於其他國家嘅物業税;最初用嚟支付警察開支,擴展到其他用途(部份香港物業仲要另外向政府繳納地租)

Examples

  • 交差餉

    to pay rates

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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