壓軸

See also: 压轴

Chinese

		to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place	axis; axle
trad. (壓軸)		壓	軸
simp. (压轴)		压	轴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāzhòu, yāzhóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˋ, ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aat³ zuk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāzhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yajhòu
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-chou⁴
    • Yale: yā-jòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajow
    • Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāzhóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yajhóu
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-chou²
    • Yale: yā-jóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajour
    • Palladius: ячжоу (jačžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aat³ zuk⁶
    • Yale: aat juhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ dzuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ad³ zug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːt̚³ t͡sʊk̚²/

Verb

壓軸

1. to present the last but one item on a theatrical performance
2. Short for 壓軸子／压轴子 (yāzhòuzi).

Noun

壓軸

1. Short for 壓軸子／压轴子 (yāzhòuzi).

Derived terms

• 壓軸戲 / 压轴戏 (yāzhòuxì)