Cantonese words starting with A
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壓花压花
aat3 faa1to emboss; knurling
壓伏压伏
aat3 fuk6variant of 壓服|压服[ya1 fu2]
壓服压服
aat3 fuk6to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
壓價压价
aat3 gaa3to depress prices
押解
aat3 gaai2to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)
押金
aat3 gam1deposit
壓根压根
aat3 gan1(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
壓根兒压根儿
aat3 gan1 ji4erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]
壓緊压紧
aat3 gan2to compress
壓驚压惊
aat3 ging1to calm down from being too scared
押櫃押柜
aat3 gwai6noun; deposit; security money
壓克力压克力
aat3 hak1 lik6(Tw) (loanword) acrylic
押後押后
aat3 hau6(verb) Postpone
壓氣压气
aat3 hei3to compress air
壓而不服压而不服
aat3 ji4 bat1 fuk6coercion will never convince (idiom)
壓抑压抑
aat3 jik1to constrain or repress emotions; stifling; repression
遏抑
aat3 jik1to suppress
壓延機压延机
aat3 jin4 gei1a calender mill, a rolling machine
壓強压强
aat3 koeng4pressure (physics)
壓垮压垮
aat3 kwaa1to cause sth to collapse under the weight
壓爛压烂
aat3 laan6squashed; squished [colloquial]
壓力压力
aat3 lik6stress
壓力表压力表
aat3 lik6 biu1Pressure gauge
壓力計压力计
aat3 lik6 gai3pressure gauge; piezometer
壓力容器压力容器
aat3 lik6 jung4 hei3pressure vessel
壓力強度压力强度
aat3 lik6 koeng4 dou6pressure (as measured)
壓力盤压力盘
aat3 lik6 pun4pressure plate [written and colloquial]
壓力鍋压力锅
aat3 lik6 wo1pressure cooker
壓路機压路机
aat3 lou6 gei1road roller
壓馬路压马路
aat3 maa5 lou6variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]
壓埋压埋
aat3 maai4to crush and bury
押平聲韻押平声韵
aat3 ping4 sing1 wan5to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first...
押沙龍押沙龙
aat3 saa1 lung4Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)
壓碎压碎
aat3 seoi3to crush to pieces
壓歲錢压岁钱
aat3 seoi3 cin4money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
壓線压线
aat3 sin3pressure crease; line ball (i.e. on the line)
壓線鉗压线钳
aat3 sin3 kim2crimping pliers
壓舌板压舌板
aat3 sit3 baan2tongue depressor
壓縮压缩
aat3 suk1to compress; compression
壓縮比压缩比
aat3 suk1 bei2compression ratio
壓縮機压缩机
aat3 suk1 gei1compactor
壓縮器压缩器
aat3 suk1 hei3compressor
壓縮空氣压缩空气
aat3 suk1 hung1 hei3Compressed air
押送
aat3 sung3to convey (a prisoner or valuable items etc) under escort
壓蒜器压蒜器
aat3 syun3 hei3garlic press
壓臺戲压台戏
aat3 toi4 hei3last item on a show
壓壞压坏
aat3 waai6to crush
壓韻压韵
aat3 wan5variant of 押韻|押韵[ya1 yun4]
押韻押韵
aat3 wan5to rhyme
押運押运
aat3 wan6to escort (goods or funds)
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