壓軸子

Chinese

		to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place	axis; roller of a calligraphy or painting
trad. (壓軸子)		壓	軸子
simp. (压轴子)		压	轴子
alternative forms		壓胄子／压胄子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāzhòuzi, yāzhóuzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˋ ˙ㄗ, ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˊ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāzhòuzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yajhòuzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-chou⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yā-jòu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajow.tzy
    • Palladius: ячжоуцзы (jačžouczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāzhóuzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄓㄡˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yajhóuzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-chou²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yā-jóu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajour.tzy
    • Palladius: ячжоуцзы (jačžouczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

Verb

壓軸子

1. to present the last but one item on a theatrical performance

Noun

壓軸子

1. next-to-last item on a program
2. the most brilliant item in the later, often last, on a program