只要

Chinese

		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (只要)		只	要
simp. #(只要)		只	要
alternative forms		嘦 dialectal

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² jiu³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-yeu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-iàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhyào
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-yao⁴
    • Yale: jř-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyyaw
    • Palladius: чжияо (čžijao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² jiu³
    • Yale: jí yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yeu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii` ieu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi<sup>3</sup> yeu<sup>4</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yeu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii` (r)ieu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ yeu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ (j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cyiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/

Conjunction

1. as long as; provided; so long as

   只要有信心，困難必戰勝。 [MSC, trad.]
   只要有信心，困难必战胜。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhǐyào yǒu xìnxīn, kùnnan bì zhànshèng. [Pinyin]

   Difficulties can be overcome so long as you have confidence.

Related terms

• 只消 (zhǐxiāo)

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