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壓 (aat3) — suppress; quell; subdue in Cantonese

aat˗₃壓
简 压
Mandarin Pinyin: ya1

Meaning of 壓

nounsuppress; quell; subdue
nounpress; weigh down; pressure
nouncontrol; restrain; calm down
nounlay aside; pidgeonhole; shelve
nounapproach; close in on; draw near
nounprevail over; outdo; surpass

Example Sentences with 壓

neiˏ₅我jauˏ₅有aat˗₃壓likˍ₆力，ngoˏ₅你jauˏ₅有aat˗₃壓likˍ₆力，neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做meˉ¹咩jiu˗₃要tiuˉ¹挑janˍ₆釁ngoˏ₅我？
"You have pressure, I have pressure, why do you want to provoke me?"
呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
zouˍ₆做cinˎ₄前fungˉ¹鋒houˊ²好jauˏ₅有laapˍ₆壓lik6.力。
Playing as a striker is stressful.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好aatˉ¹壓seoi˗₃碎
Don't crush it.
aatˉ¹壓seoi˗₃碎diˉ¹啲haaˉ¹蝦hoˊ²殼
Crush the shrimp shells.
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Words Containing 壓

壓壞aat3 waai6
to crush
艷壓群芳jim6 aat3 kwan4 fong1
unparalleled beauty; beauty that surpasses all the others, said of a woman who's beauty surpasses all the other women
壓緊aat3 gan2
compress
數據壓縮sou3 geoi3 aat3 suk1
data compression
降壓器gong3 aat3 hei3
step-down transformer
壓縮器aat3 suk1 hei3
compressor
同儕壓力tung4 caai4 aat3 lik6
peer pressure | Also 朋輩壓力
掌上壓zoeng2 soeng6 aat3
press up; push ups (a physical exercise)
壓價aat3 gaa3
demand a lower price
低血壓dai1 hyut3 aat3
low blood pressure, hypotention
鬼壓床gwai2 aat3 cong4
sleep paralysis (lit., "ghost pressing on bed") | [Syn.] 鬼壓身
氣壓hei3 aat3
atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure

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