# 壓抑
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yāyì
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aat$^3$ jik$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ap-ek / ap-iak / a̍h-ek
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yāyì
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yayì
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^1$-i$^4$
*** Yale: yā-yì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iayih
*** Palladius: яи (jai)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aat$^3$ jik$^1$
*** Yale: aat yīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aat$^8$ jik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ad$^3$ yig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aːt̚³ jɪk̚⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap-ek
*** Tâi-lô: ap-ik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ap'eg
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ap̚³²⁻⁵ iɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap-iak
*** Tâi-lô: ap-iak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ap'iag
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ap̚⁵⁻²⁴ iak̚⁵/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a̍h-ek
*** Tâi-lô: a̍h-ik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: aq'eg
*** IPA (Taipei): /a(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ iɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɪk̚³²/

### Verb

壓抑
* to constrain; to inhibit; to repress; to stifle
* to depress

#### Synonyms

* (to constrain):
* 主宰 (zhǔzǎi)
* 主張／主张 (zhǔzhāng) (archaic)
* 克制 (kèzhì)
* 克治 (kèzhì) (literary)
* 制禦／制御 (zhìyù) (literary)
* 制約／制约 (zhìyuē)
* 君 (jūn) (literary)
* 執掌／执掌 (zhízhǎng)
* 壓制／压制 (yāzhì)
* 局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 局限 (júxiàn)
* 左右 (zuǒyòu)
* 把
* 抑制 (yìzhì)
* 把持 (bǎchí)
* 把控 (bǎkòng)
* 把攬／把揽 (bǎlǎn)
* 抵制 (dǐzhì)
* 拘束 (jūshù)
* 按 (àn)
* 按捺 (ànnà) (usually in the negative)
* 控 (literary, or in compounds)
* 控制 (kòngzhì)
* 掌控 (zhǎngkòng)
* 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
* 提控 (tíkòng) (literary)
* 撥弄／拨弄 (bōnòng)
* 撙節／撙节 (zǔnjié)
* 操控 (cāokòng)
* 操縱／操纵 (cāozòng)
* 擺佈／摆布 (bǎibù)
* 擺治／摆治 (bǎizhì) (regional)
* 支配 (zhīpèi)
* 收斂／收敛 (shōuliǎn)
* 束 (literary, or in compounds)
* 束縛／束缚 (shùfù)
* 柄 (literary, or in compounds)
* 框 (kuàng)
* 禁錮／禁锢 (jìngù) (figurative)
* 積壓／积压 (jīyā) (figurative)
* 節制／节制 (jiézhì)
* 節撙／节撙 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 管制 (guǎnzhì)
* 管束 (guǎnshù)
* 約束／约束 (yuēshù)
* 統御／统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
* 統治／统治 (tǒngzhì)
* 羈束／羁束 (jīshù) (literary)
* 裁 (cái) (literary, or in compounds)
* 遏抑 (èyì) (literary)
* 鎮／镇 (zhèn)
* 限 (xiàn)
* 限乏 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 限制 (xiànzhì)
* 駕／驾 (jià)
* 駕馭／驾驭 (jiàyù) (figurative)

### Noun

壓抑
* constraint; inhibition; repression; stifling
* depression

### Adjective

壓抑
* constraining; inhibiting; repressive; stifling
* depressing
* depressed

#### Synonyms

* (depressed):
* 低沉 (dīchén)
* 低落 (dīluò)
* 冷館／冷馆 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 喪氣／丧气
* 失望 (shīwàng)
* 失落 (shīluò)
* 寡歡／寡欢 (guǎhuān)
* 幽鬱／幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic)
* 悒鬱／悒郁 (yìyù) (literary)
* 悒鬱寡歡／悒郁寡欢 (yìyùguǎhuān)
* 愁悶／愁闷 (chóumèn)
* 憂悶／忧闷 (yōumèn)
* 慘沮／惨沮 (cǎnjǔ) (literary)
* 憂鬱／忧郁 (yōuyù)
* 憋悶／憋闷
* 懊喪／懊丧 (àosàng)
* 抑鬱／抑郁 (yìyù)
* 沉悶／沉闷 (chénmèn)
* 沉抑 (chényì)
* 沉鬱／沉郁 (chényù) (literary)
* 沮喪／沮丧 (jǔsàng)
* 消極／消极 (xiāojí)
* 消沉 (xiāochén)
* 灰 (huī) (literary, or in compounds)
* 灰心 (huīxīn)
* 灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)
* 煩悶／烦闷 (fánmèn)
* 神傷／神伤 (shénshāng) (literary)
* 索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Eastern Min)
* 苦悶／苦闷 (kǔmèn)
* 萎靡
* 陰暗／阴暗 (yīn'àn)
* 陰沉／阴沉 (yīnchén)
* 頹唐／颓唐 (tuítáng)
* 頹喪／颓丧 (tuísàng)
* 頹廢／颓废 (tuífèi)
* 鬱悶／郁闷 (yùmèn)
* 鬱鬱／郁郁 (yùyù) (literary)
* 鬱鬱不樂／郁郁不乐 (yùyùbùlè)
* 鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
* 鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
* 齪嘈／龊嘈 (Hokkien)

### Derived terms

* 性壓抑／性压抑 (xìngyāyì)