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  aat3 aap3   jyutping
  ya1   pinyin
[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: [on3]
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

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

This word has been viewed 6294 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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detail  aat3 wan6  ya1 yun4 = rhyme; rime
detail  dai2 aat3  di3 ya1 = mortgage
detail  aat3 gwai6*2   = deposit
detail  aat3 hau6   = postpone; adjourn
detail  kau3 aat3  kou4 ya1 = detain; seize
detail  zoi3 dai2 aat3  zai4 di3 ya1 = remortgage
detail  aat3 gaai3  ya1 jie3 = send (a criminal or captive) under escort; escort
detail  aat3 gaai3 caai1  ya1 jie3 chai1 = the public official who escorts a criminal
detail  gwaan1 aap3  guan1 ya1 = to put in prison; to imprison
detail  ngaap3/jaap3 gou1   = to roll up (e.g., as in trouser cuffs)
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 20 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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