顯要

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous; to show	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (顯要)		顯	要
simp. (显要)		显	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² jiu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hián-iàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnyào
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-yao⁴
    • Yale: syǎn-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanyaw
    • Palladius: сяньяо (sjanʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 險要／险要 顯要／显要

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin² jiu³
    • Yale: hín yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin² jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin² yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hián-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: hián-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiefn'iaux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/

Adjective

顯要

1. powerful and influential

Synonyms

• 煊赫 (xuānhè) (literary)
• 矜貴／矜贵 (jīnguì) (literary)
• 繁華／繁华 (fánhuá) (literary)
• 貴氣／贵气 (gei¹ hei¹) (Taishanese)
• 赫赫 (hèhè) (literary)
• 顯赫／显赫 (xiǎnhè)
• 高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)

 

Noun

顯要

1. influential figure; important personage; VIP

Synonyms

• 大人物 (dàrénwù)
• 要人 (yàorén)

Verb

顯要

1. to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Synonyms

• 展品棒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 展風龜／展风龟 (Hokkien)
• 抖落 (dǒuluò)
• 搬弄 (bānnòng)
• 炫示 (xuànshì)
• 炫耀 (xuànyào)
• 耍 (shuǎ)
• 表現／表现 (biǎoxiàn)
• 誇示／夸示 (kuāshì) (literary)
• 賣弄／卖弄 (informal)
• 顯示／显示 (xiǎnshì)