àn jiē

按揭 (àn jiē) is a Chinese word meaning “a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage”.

Meanings

  1. 1a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
  2. 2to buy property on a mortgage

Characters in 按揭

按àn · to press揭jiē · to take the lid off

Related words

按to press按照according to; in accordance with; on the basis of揭晓to announce publicly按摩massage按钮to push a button揭露to expose按时on time揭发to expose揭开to uncover按摩师masseur; massage therapist揭to take the lid off揭surname Jie

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