壓歲

See also: 压岁

Chinese

		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)		壓	歲
simp. (压岁)		压	岁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāsuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aat³ seoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāsuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yasuèi
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-sui⁴
    • Yale: yā-swèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iasuey
    • Palladius: ясуй (jasuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aat³ seoi³
    • Yale: aat seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ad³ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːt̚³ sɵy̯³³/

Verb

壓歲

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

See also

• 壓腰／压腰 (yāyāo)