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正要

正要

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
simp. and trad. (正要)		正	要

Verb

正要

just about to (do something)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhèngyào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jiu³
Min Nan (POJ): chèng-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ jiu³
  - Yale: jing yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeang'iaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ²¹/