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次要

次要

Chinese

		nth; number (of times); order nth; number (of times); order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word)	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
simp. and trad. (次要)		次	要

Adjective

次要

secondary; of lesser importance
次要因素 ― cìyào yīnsù ― secondary factor

Antonyms

主要 (zhǔyào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cìyào

(Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci³ jiu³
Min Nan (POJ): chhù-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cìyào → cìyao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ → ㄘˋ ㄧㄠ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyh.yaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ i̯ɑʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci³ jiu³
  - Yale: chi yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³ jiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³ jiːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: tshù-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhuoiaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ iaʊ²¹/