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須要

須要

Chinese

		beard; necessary; must	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (須要)		須	要
simp. (须要)		须	要

Verb

須要

must; to have to

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹ jiu³
Min Nan (POJ): su-iàu / si-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi¹ jiu³
  - Yale: sēui yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ jiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: su-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suiaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su³³ iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² iaʊ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: si-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siiaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² iaʊ²¹/