按 on³ {àn}

(Cantonese) 1. deposit; downpayment 2. mortgage

按 on³ {àn}

1. to press
2. to push
3. to leave aside or shelve
4. to control
5. to restrain
6. to keep one's hand on
7. to check or refer to
8. according to
9. in the light of
10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment

按金 on³ gam¹ {àn jīn}

deposit

按壓〔-压〕 on³ aat³ {àn yā}

1. to press
2. to push (a button)

按察 on³ caat³ {àn chá}

to investigate (old)

按診〔-诊〕 on³ can² {àn zhěn}

palpation (as a method of examination)

按鍵〔-键〕 on³ gin⁶ {àn jiàn}

1. button or key (on a device)
2. keystroke
3. CL: 個
4. to press a button

按蹻〔-跷〕 on³ giu² {àn qiāo}

(old) massage

按季 on³ gwai³ {àn jì}

1. according to season
2. quarterly

按下 on³ haa⁶ {àn xià}

1. to press down
2. to press a button

按日 on³ jat⁶ {àn rì}

1. daily (law)
2. per diem

按語〔-语〕 on³ jyu⁵ {àn yǔ}

1. note
2. comment

按月 on³ jyut⁶ {àn yuè}

1. monthly
2. per mensem

按期 on³ kei⁴ {àn qī}

1. on schedule
2. on time

按揭 on³ kit³ {àn jiē}

1. a mortgage
2. to buy property on a mortgage

按立 on³ laap⁶ {àn lì}

ordination

按理 on³ lei⁵ {àn lǐ}

1. according to reason
2. in the ordinary course of events
3. normally

按脈〔-脉〕 on³ mak⁶ {àn mài}

to feel (take) the pulse

按蚊 on³ man¹ {àn wén}

1. anopheles
2. malarial mosquito

按摩 on³ mo¹ {àn mó}

1. massage
2. to massage

按捺 on³ naat⁶ {àn nà}

1. to restrain
2. to control

按鈕〔-钮〕 on³ nau² {àn niǔ}

push button

按需 on³ seoi¹ {àn xū}

1. on demand
2. according to demand

按時〔-时〕 on³ si⁴ {àn shí}

1. on time
2. before deadline
3. on schedule

按說〔-说〕 on³ syut³ {àn shuō}

1. in the ordinary course of events
2. ordinarily
3. normally

按天 on³ tin¹ {àn tiān}

1. daily (law)
2. per diem

按照 on³ ziu³ {àn zhào}

1. according to
2. in accordance with
3. in the light of
4. on the basis of

按比例 on³ bei² lai⁶ {àn bǐ lì}

Proportional; according to the scale/ proportion

按計劃〔-计划〕 on³ gai³ waak⁶ {àn jì huà}

According to the plan; follow the plan; according to plan; on schedule

按摩師〔--师〕 on³ mo¹ si¹ {àn mó shī}

Masseur

按鍵音〔-键-〕 on³ gin⁶ jam¹ {àn jiàn yīn}

1. keypad tone
2. key tone

按規定〔-规-〕 on³ kwai¹ ding⁶ {àn guī dìng}

according to regulation

按理說〔--说〕 on³ lei⁵ syut³ {àn lǐ shuō}

it is reasonable to say that...

按摩棒 on³ mo¹ paang⁵ {àn mó bàng}

1. vibrator
2. dildo

按手禮〔--礼〕 on³ sau² lai⁵ {àn shǒu lǐ}

ordination

按兵不動〔---动〕 on³ bing¹ bat¹ dung⁶ {àn bīng bù dòng}

to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time

按步就班 on³ bou⁶ zau⁶ baan¹ {àn bù jiù bān}

1. follow the prescribed order
2. keep to conventional ways

按部就班 on³ bou⁶ zau⁶ baan¹ {àn bù jiù bān}

to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)

按勞分配〔-劳--〕 on³ lou⁴ fan¹ pui³ {àn láo fēn pèi}

distribution according to work

按捺不住 on³ naat⁶ bat¹ zyu⁶ {àn nà bu zhù}

to be unable to hold back

按需出版 on³ seoi¹ ceot¹ baan² {àn xū chū bǎn}

publishing on demand

按需分配 on³ seoi¹ fan¹ pui³ {àn xū fēn pèi}

distribution according to need

按圖索驥〔-图-骥〕 on³ tou⁴ saak³ kei³ {àn tú suǒ jì}

1. lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
2. fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
3. to try and find sth with the help of a clue

按質定價〔-质-价〕 on³ zat¹ ding⁶ gaa³ {àn zhì dìng jià}

to fix a price based on quality (idiom)

按照法律 on³ ziu³ faat³ leot⁶ {àn zhào fǎ lǜ}

according to the law

按照計劃〔--计划〕 on³ ziu³ gai³ waak⁶ {àn zhào jì huà}

according to (the) plan ...

按照字面 on³ ziu³ zi⁶ min⁶ {àn zhào zì miàn}

literally

按立憲治國〔--宪-国〕 on³ laap⁶ hin³ zi⁶ gwok³ {àn lì xiàn zhì guó}

to rule a country according to the constitution

按時間先後〔-时间-后〕 on³ si⁴ gaan³ sin¹ hau⁶ {àn shí jiān xiān hòu}

chronological

按下葫蘆浮起瓢〔---芦---〕 on³ haa⁶ wu⁴ lou⁴ fau⁴ hei² piu⁴ {àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo}

solve one problem only to find another cropping up