想要

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (想要)		想	要
simp. #(想要)		想	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngyào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-yao⁴
    • Yale: syǎng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangyaw
    • Palladius: сянъяо (sjanʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng² jiu³
    • Yale: séung yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

Verb

想要

1. would like; want; wish to have

   我想要一所帶閣樓的房子。 [MSC, trad.]
   我想要一所带阁楼的房子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎngyào yī suǒ dài gélóu de fángzǐ. [Pinyin]

   I would like a house with an attic.

Synonyms

• (Hakka, Min Nan) 想愛／想爱
• (Min Nan) 想欲

Adjective

想要

1. (euphemistic) horny; sexually aroused