按揭
Chinese
to press (with the hand); to push; to control to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of |
lift off (a cover); divulge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (按揭) | 按 | 揭 | |
| simp. #(按揭) | 按 | 揭 | |
Etymology
Unknown. Originally Cantonese. Possibilities for the etymology include:
- 按 (“mortgage”) + 揭, the latter a transcription of English mortgage
- 按 (“mortgage”) + 揭 (“to borrow money”)
- from 摸揭, a transcription of English mortgage.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ànjiē
- Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ànjie
- Wade–Giles: an4-chieh1
- Yale: àn-jyē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annjie
- Palladius: аньцзе (anʹcze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: on3 kit3
- Yale: on kit
- Cantonese Pinyin: on3 kit8
- Guangdong Romanization: on3 kid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːn³³ kʰiːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àn-kiat
- Tâi-lô: àn-kiat
- Phofsit Daibuun: arnkiad
- IPA (Quanzhou): /an⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /an²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛt̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
按揭
- (Mainland China or Cantonese) to mortgage