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): ㄧㄚㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aat³ seoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāsuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iasuey
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ä⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aat³ seoi³
  - Yale: aat seui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ soey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ad³ sêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /äːt̚³ sɵy̯³³/

Verb

壓歲

(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)

Derived terms

壓歲鈿／压岁钿

壓歲錢／压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)

See also

壓腰／压腰 (yāyāo)

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