Cantonese words starting with A

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to emboss; knurling

variant of 壓服|压服[ya1 fu2]

to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate

to depress prices

to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)

(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply

壓根兒压根儿

erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]

to calm down from being too scared

noun; deposit; security money

壓克力压克力

(Tw) (loanword) acrylic

(verb) Postpone

to compress air

aat3 ji4 bat1 fuk6

壓而不服压而不服

coercion will never convince (idiom)

to constrain or repress emotions; stifling; repression

壓延機压延机

a calender mill, a rolling machine

pressure (physics)

to cause sth to collapse under the weight

squashed; squished [colloquial]

壓力表压力表

壓力計压力计

pressure gauge; piezometer

aat3 lik6 jung4 hei3

壓力容器压力容器

pressure vessel

aat3 lik6 koeng4 dou6

壓力強度压力强度

pressure (as measured)

壓力盤压力盘

pressure plate [written and colloquial]

壓力鍋压力锅

pressure cooker

壓路機压路机

壓馬路压马路

variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]

to crush and bury

aat3 ping4 sing1 wan5

押平聲韻押平声韵

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)

aat3 saa1 lung4

押沙龍押沙龙

Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)

to crush to pieces

aat3 seoi3 cin4

壓歲錢压岁钱

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

pressure crease; line ball (i.e. on the line)

壓線鉗压线钳

crimping pliers

aat3 sit3 baan2

壓舌板压舌板

tongue depressor

to compress; compression

壓縮比压缩比

compression ratio

壓縮機压缩机

壓縮器压缩器

aat3 suk1 hung1 hei3

壓縮空氣压缩空气

to convey (a prisoner or valuable items etc) under escort

aat3 syun3 hei3

壓蒜器压蒜器

壓臺戲压台戏

last item on a show

variant of 押韻|押韵[ya1 yun4]

to escort (goods or funds)