要隘

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	a pass or defile; narrow; confined a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress
trad. (要隘)		要	隘
simp. #(要隘)		要	隘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yào'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ aai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iàu-ài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yào'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yào-ài
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: yàu-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaway
    • Palladius: яоай (jaoaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ aai³
    • Yale: yiu aai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ aai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ ai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ aːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-ài
    • Tâi-lô: iàu-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iao'aix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iau²¹⁻⁵³ ai²¹/

Noun

要隘

1. strategic pass

Related terms

• 要地 (yàodì)
• 要塞 (yàosài)