要津

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	Tianjin; ferry
trad. (要津)		要	津
simp. #(要津)		要	津
anagram		津要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàojīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ zeon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàojīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàojin
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-chin¹
    • Yale: yàu-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawjin
    • Palladius: яоцзинь (jaoczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ zeon¹
    • Yale: yiu jēun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ dzoen¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ zên¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

Noun

要津 (formal)

1. (literal) vital water and land communications line; (figurative) prominent position

Synonyms

• 津要 (jīnyào)