守約

Chinese

		to guard	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (守約)		守	約
simp. (守约)		守	约

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² joek³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-yok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒuyue
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-yüeh¹
    • Yale: shǒu-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouiue
    • Palladius: шоуюэ (šoujue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² joek³
    • Yale: sáu yeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² joek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² yêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: su^ˋ iog^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ i̯ok̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: su^ˋ (r)iog^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ (j)i̯ok̚²/

Verb

守約

1. to keep one's word; to abide by an agreement; to keep an appointment