顯要

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous; to show	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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² jiu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hián-iàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnyào
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-yao⁴
    • Yale: syǎn-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanyaw
    • Palladius: сяньяо (sjanʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 險要／险要 顯要／显要

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin² jiu³
    • Yale: hín yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin² jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin² yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hián-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: hián-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiefn'iaux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 顯要

1. powerful and influential

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 顯要

1. influential figure; important personage; VIP