Cantonese words starting with A

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压花
aat3 faa1to emboss; knurling
压伏
aat3 fuk6variant of 壓服|压服[ya1 fu2]
压服
aat3 fuk6to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
压价
aat3 gaa3to depress prices
aat3 gaai2to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)
aat3 gam1deposit
压根
aat3 gan1(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
压根儿
aat3 gan1 ji4erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]
压紧
aat3 gan2to compress
压惊
aat3 ging1to calm down from being too scared
押柜
aat3 gwai6noun; deposit; security money
压克力
aat3 hak1 lik6(Tw) (loanword) acrylic
押后
aat3 hau6(verb) Postpone
压气
aat3 hei3to compress air
压而不服
aat3 ji4 bat1 fuk6coercion will never convince (idiom)
压抑
aat3 jik1to constrain or repress emotions; stifling; repression
aat3 jik1to suppress
压延机
aat3 jin4 gei1a calender mill, a rolling machine
压强
aat3 koeng4pressure (physics)
压垮
aat3 kwaa1to cause sth to collapse under the weight
压烂
aat3 laan6squashed; squished [colloquial]
压力
aat3 lik6stress
压力表
aat3 lik6 biu1Pressure gauge
压力计
aat3 lik6 gai3pressure gauge; piezometer
压力容器
aat3 lik6 jung4 hei3pressure vessel
压力强度
aat3 lik6 koeng4 dou6pressure (as measured)
压力盘
aat3 lik6 pun4pressure plate [written and colloquial]
压力锅
aat3 lik6 wo1pressure cooker
压路机
aat3 lou6 gei1road roller
压马路
aat3 maa5 lou6variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]
压埋
aat3 maai4to crush and bury
押平声韵
aat3 ping4 sing1 wan5to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first...
押沙龙
aat3 saa1 lung4Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)
压碎
aat3 seoi3to crush to pieces
压岁钱
aat3 seoi3 cin4money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
压线
aat3 sin3pressure crease; line ball (i.e. on the line)
压线钳
aat3 sin3 kim2crimping pliers
压舌板
aat3 sit3 baan2tongue depressor
压缩
aat3 suk1to compress; compression
压缩比
aat3 suk1 bei2compression ratio
压缩机
aat3 suk1 gei1compactor
压缩器
aat3 suk1 hei3compressor
压缩空气
aat3 suk1 hung1 hei3Compressed air
aat3 sung3to convey (a prisoner or valuable items etc) under escort
压蒜器
aat3 syun3 hei3garlic press
压台戏
aat3 toi4 hei3last item on a show
压坏
aat3 waai6to crush
压韵
aat3 wan5variant of 押韻|押韵[ya1 yun4]
押韵
aat3 wan5to rhyme
押运
aat3 wan6to escort (goods or funds)

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