求援

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	to help; to assist; to aid
trad. (求援)		求	援
simp. (求饶)		求	饶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁴ wun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiû-oǎn / kiû-oān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióuyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-yüan²
    • Yale: chyóu-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyouyuan
    • Palladius: цююань (cjujuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau⁴ wun⁴
    • Yale: kàuh wùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴ wun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴ wun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ wuːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû-oǎn
    • Tâi-lô: kiû-uǎn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu²⁴⁻²² uan²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû-oān
    • Tâi-lô: kiû-uān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'oan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²⁴⁻²² uan²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²³⁻³³ uan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu¹³⁻²² uan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ uan³³/

Verb

求援

1. to ask for help; to seek assistance
   • 2023 May 24, 李榮, “費利蒙中文學校義工癌逝 募款求援”, in 世界日報‎^[1]:

   • 2023 May 24, Li Rong, “Fremont Chinese School volunteer passes from cancer. Funds and assistance requested”, in World Journal‎^[2]:

2. to request reinforcements

Synonyms

• (to ask for help):

• 乞助 (qǐzhù) (literary)
• 告急 (gàojí) (literary)
• 搬兵 (bānbīng) (figurative)
• 求助 (qiúzhù)