壓歲

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: 压岁

Chinese

[edit]
to crush; to press; to push down
to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place
 
year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (壓歲)
simp. (压岁)
alternative forms 押歲押岁

Etymology

[edit]

From 壓祟压祟 (yāsuì, “to suppress disaster brought by evil spirits”).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

壓歲

  1. to give children money or auspicious items during the Chinese New Year, originally intended to help dispel evil spirits (as children are most likely to be affected by such spirits)

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]