"壓歲" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /jä⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /aːt̚³ sɵy̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jä⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/, /aːt̚³ sɵy̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: yāsuì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], aat³ seoi³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yāsuì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yasuèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ya¹-sui⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yā-swèi [Mandarin, Yale], iasuey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ясуй [Mandarin, Palladius], jasuj [Mandarin, Palladius], aat seui [Cantonese, Yale], aat⁸ soey³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ad³ sêu³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 压岁, 押歲
Etymology: From 壓祟/压祟 (yāsuì, “to suppress disaster brought by evil spirits”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|壓祟|yāsuì|to suppress disaster brought by evil spirits}} 壓祟/压祟 (yāsuì, “to suppress disaster brought by evil spirits”) Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 壓歲
  1. to give children money or auspicious items during the Chinese New Year, originally intended to help dispel evil spirits (as children are most likely to be affected by such spirits) Categories (topical): New Year Synonyms: 給壓歲錢 (gěi yāsuìqián), 给压岁钱 (gěi yāsuìqián), 硩年 [Hokkien] Derived forms: 壓歲鈿, 压岁钿, 壓歲錢 (yāsuìqián), 压岁钱 (yāsuìqián) Related terms: 壓腰 (yāyāo), 压腰 (yāyāo)

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          "ref": "From: Qing dynasty, 華嵒 (Hua Yan), 庚申歲客維楊果堂家除夕漫成五言二律, in 《新羅山人離垢集》",
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          "ref": "From: 2013, 蔡坤龍, 《這些事,里長管定了》, page 49",
          "roman": "Dàn tā shì lái xiàng qízhōng yī ge gānnǚ'ér tǎohuí bèi “jiè” qù de qián, yǐmiǎn “shuāi guònián”? Háishì yào bāo hóngbāo gěi lìng yī ge gānnǚ'ér yāsuì? Huòzhě liǎngzhě dōu yǒu? [Pinyin]",
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          "ref": "From: Qing dynasty, 華嵒 (Hua Yan), 庚申歲客維楊果堂家除夕漫成五言二律, in 《新羅山人離垢集》",
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          "ref": "From: 2013, 蔡坤龍, 《這些事,里長管定了》, page 49",
          "roman": "Dàn tā shì lái xiàng qízhōng yī ge gānnǚ'ér tǎohuí bèi “jiè” qù de qián, yǐmiǎn “shuāi guònián”? Háishì yào bāo hóngbāo gěi lìng yī ge gānnǚ'ér yāsuì? Huòzhě liǎngzhě dōu yǒu? [Pinyin]",
          "text": "但他是來向其中一個乾女兒討回被「借」去的錢,以免「衰過年」?還是要包紅包給另一個乾女兒壓歲?或者兩者都有? [MSC, trad.]\n但他是来向其中一个干女儿讨回被「借」去的钱,以免「衰过年」?还是要包红包给另一个干女儿压岁?或者两者都有? [MSC, simp.]",
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