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壓軸
简 压轴 · 繁 壓軸Mandarin · pinyin yā zhòu
Meanings
- final and most important item (on a program, schedule etc); grand finale; (attributive) final; climactic
- (traditional Chinese opera) penultimate item on the program
- Taiwan pr. yāzhóu
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1–4 · ya1 zhou4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
aat3 zuk6
Cantonese word readings for 壓軸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to present the last but one item on a theatrical performance
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 壓軸子／压轴子 (yāzhòuzi)
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 壓軸子／压轴子 (yāzhòuzi)
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