就要

Chinese

		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (就要)		就	要
simp. #(就要)		就	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòuyào
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-yao⁴
    • Yale: jyòu-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowyaw
    • Palladius: цзюяо (czjujao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau⁶ jiu³
    • Yale: jauh yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo⁶ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 就要

1. about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner

Synonyms

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• 即將／即将 (jíjiāng)
• 可待 (kědài) (literary)
• 咧欲 (Hokkien)
• 將要／将要 (jiāngyào)
• 就嚟 (Cantonese)
• 就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
• 得欲 (Hokkien)
• 快要 (kuàiyào)

 

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