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要挾

要挾

See also: 要挟

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	clasp under the arm; coerce; hold between
trad. (要挾)		要	挾
simp. (要挟)		要	挟

Verb

要挾

to threaten; to blackmail; to coerce

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yāoxié, yāoxiá

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˊ, ㄧㄠㄒㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ hip³
Min Nan (POJ): iau-hia̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: yāoxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushye
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    妖邪
    要挾／要挟
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāoxiá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄒㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushya
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ hip³
  - Yale: yīu hip
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ hip⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ hiːp̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-hia̍p
  - Tâi-lô: iau-hia̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iau'hiap
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ³³ hiap̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² hiap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² hiap̚¹²¹/

Note that 要 (yāo) is pronounced yāo as in 要求 (yāoqiú), and not yào as per usual.