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
simp. and trad. (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
(Pinyin): ànjiē

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on³ kit³
Min Nan (POJ): àn-kiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ànjiē
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annjie
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: on³ kit³
  - Yale: on kit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on³ kit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: on³ kid³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːn³³ kʰiːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (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/

Verb

按揭

to mortgage

按揭貸款 / 按揭贷款 ― ànjiē dàikuǎn ― mortgage loan

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