押 (aat3 aap3 | ya1) : mortgage; detain; escort

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押

aat3 aap3

ya1

[1] mortgage; pawn; pledge; stake [2] detain; take into custody; imprison [3] escort [4] signature; sign; mark [5] to rhyme

Standard pronunciation: aat3; variant pronunciation: aap3. Nasal-stop alternant: 按 [on3]

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

押

This word has been viewed 7019 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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押韻 aat3 wan6 ya1 yun4 = rhyme; rime

抵押 dai2 aat3 di3 ya1 = mortgage

押櫃 aat3 gwai6*2 = deposit

押後 aat3 hau6 = postpone; adjourn

扣押 kau3 aat3 kou4 ya1 = detain; seize

再抵押 zoi3 dai2 aat3 zai4 di3 ya1 = remortgage

押解 aat3 gaai3 ya1 jie3 = send (a criminal or captive) under escort; escort

押解差 aat3 gaai3 caai1 ya1 jie3 chai1 = the public official who escorts a criminal

關押 gwaan1 aap3 guan1 ya1 = to put in prison; to imprison

押高 ngaap3/jaap3 gou1 = to roll up (e.g., as in trouser cuffs) 粵

押好件衫 ngaap3/jaap3 hou2 gin6 saam1 = to tuck the shirt inside the trousers 粵

押高褲腳 ngaap3/jaap3 gou1 fu3 goek3 = to roll up the trouser cuffs 粵

押金 aat3 gam1 ya1 jin1 = cash deposit as collateral; cash pledge, deposit

押款車 aat3 fun2 ce1 ya1 kuan3 che1 = armoured truck (for transporting money) 粵

收押 sau1 aat3 shou1 ya1 = detain

押沙龍 aap3 saa1 lung4 ya1 sha1 long2 = Absalom

和昌大押 wo4 coeng1 daai6 aat3 = Wo Cheung Pawnshop

聯邦抵押協會 lyun4 bong1 dai2 aat3 hip3 wui6*2 lian2 bang1 di3 ya1 xie2 hui4 = Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae, FNMA)

聯邦住宅抵押公司 lyun4 bong1 zyu6 zaak6*2 dai2 aat3 gung1 si1 lian2 bang1 zhu4 zhai2 di3 ya1 gong1 si1 = Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, FHLMC)

羈押 gei1 aat3 ji1 ya1 = take into custody; detain

押錯注 aat3 co3 zyu3 = back the wrong horse 粵

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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