Taxi is a temporary car, usually charged by mileage or time. Taiwan Province province calls taxis, Hunan, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao call taxis, Singapore, Malaysia calls Texaco, and Shanghai calls Chatou. Taxi is abbreviated as taximeter, which means taxi meter or odometer.
Taxi drivers charge according to the estimated distance. But at the end of19th century, someone invented a meter that can automatically measure the actual driving distance of vehicles. This word is taken from the French words taxe and measure. It is precisely because of the invention and application of the meter that taxis are quickly called taxicab, or taxi for short.
The word "Dapai" is not an original word in modern Chinese, but originated from Cantonese. Taxis appeared earlier in economically developed Hong Kong and Guangdong, so there is a corresponding saying of taking a taxi in Cantonese.
With the development of economy, taxi, a new thing, has also become the need of social life in the mainland, and the saying of taking a taxi has also spread to the mainland. But the idea of taking a taxi spread to the mainland and turned into a taxi. So, what is the difference between taking a taxi and taking a taxi? This may be related to the sound and meaning of the two.
Before 1992, taxi drivers in Guangzhou were all regular employees of enterprises. After 1992, the business model of leasing or financial leasing is generally adopted, and the economic contract relationship between enterprises and drivers is established with the main qualifications of lessor and lessee.