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顯要

顯要

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (顯要)		顯	要
simp. (显要)		显	要

Adjective

顯要

powerful and influential

Noun

顯要

influential figure; important personage; VIP

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎnyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² jiu³
Min Nan (POJ): hián-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎnyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin² jiu³
  - Yale: hín yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin² jiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hián-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: hián-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiefn'iaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʊ²¹/