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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adverb
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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fast; quick; swift
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad.
(
快要
)
快
要
simp.
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(
快要
)
快
要
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
kuàiyào
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
faai
3
jiu
3
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
kuàiyào
Zhuyin
:
ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
kuàiyào
Wade–Giles
:
kʻuai
4
-yao
4
Yale
:
kwài-yàu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
kuayyaw
Palladius
:
куайяо
(kuajjao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
faai
3
jiu
3
Yale
:
faai yiu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
faai
3
jiu
3
Guangdong Romanization
:
fai
3
yiu
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/
Adverb
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快要
about to
; on the point of;
going to
;
soon
;
at hand
;
around the corner
太陽
快要
落山
了
。
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
太阳
快要
落山
了
。
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
Tàiyáng
kuàiyào
luòshān le.
[Pinyin]
The sun is setting.
Synonyms
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即將
/
即将
(
jíjiāng
)
可待
(
kědài
)
(
literary
)
咧欲
(
Hokkien
)
將要
/
将要
(
jiāngyào
)
就嚟
(
Cantonese
)
就快
(
zau
6
faai
3
)
(
Cantonese
)
就要
得欲
(
Hokkien
)