抑 (jik1) — restrain; repress; curb in Cantonese
jikˉ¹抑Mandarin Pinyin: yi4
Meaning of 抑
nounrestrain; repress; curb
nounor; but; however; besides; moreover; what is more
Example Sentences with 抑
caanˊ²產hauˎ₄後jatˉ¹抑watˍ₆鬱mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以mˎ₄唔lei5.理。
Postpartum depression cannot be ignored.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好binˊ²貶jikˉ¹抑ngoˏ₅我
Don't belittle me.
niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種toi˗₃態douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係binˊ²貶jikˉ¹抑
This attitude is belittling.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好binˊ²貶jikˉ¹抑
What he says is very disparaging.
mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以binˊ²貶jikˉ¹抑keoiˏ₅佢
You can't belittle him.
Words Containing 抑
抑鬱jik1 wat1
depression; be in the dumps
貶抑bin2 jik1
debase
抑制作用jik1 zai3 zok3 jung6
inhibition
壓抑aat3 jik1
suppression - to keep down
抗抑鬱kong3 jik1 wat1
anti-depressant
抑制jik1 zai3
to inhibit; to suppress; to keep down
抑止jik1 zi2
restrain, check
抑或jik1 waak6
or (used in questions giving a choice; Standard Chinese synonym: 還是, Cantonese: 定係)
抑壓jik1 aat3
repressed; suppressed
抑鬱症jik1 wat1 zing3
(medicine) depression
躁狂抑鬱症cou3 kong4 jik1 wat1 zing3
manic depression
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