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要緊

要緊

See also: 要紧

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (要緊)		要	緊
simp. (要紧)		要	紧
anagram		緊要／紧要

Adjective

要緊

Derived terms

不要緊／不要紧 (bùyàojǐn)

Synonyms

(Cantonese, Min Nan) 緊要／紧要

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yàojǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ gan²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yeu-kín
Min Nan (POJ): iàu-kín

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yàojǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawjiin
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu³ gan²
  - Yale: yiu gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ gan²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ kɐn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yeu-kín
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieu gin`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu⁴ gin³
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯⁵⁵ kin³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yeu-kín
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu gin`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu⁴ gin³
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵ kin³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-kín
  - Tâi-lô: iàu-kín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iao'kien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ kin⁴¹/