正要

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (正要)		正	要
simp. #(正要)		正	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jiu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-iàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyào
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yao⁴
    • Yale: jèng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyaw
    • Palladius: чжэнъяо (čžɛnʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 政要 正要

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zing³ jiu³
    • Yale: jing yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːu̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 政要 正要

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeang'iaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iau⁴¹/

Verb

正要

1. to be just about to (do something); to be on the point of

   她站在水池旁邊，正要往裡跳。 [MSC, trad.]
   她站在水池旁边，正要往里跳。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zhàn zài shuǐchí pángbiān, zhèngyào wǎng lǐ tiào. [Pinyin]

   She was standing by a pool, about to dive in.

Usage notes

Followed by the verb. 了 is not put at the end of the sentence, unlike with 快要 and 就要.

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 當欲／当欲, 拄欲
• 快要
• 刚要

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
正	要

Adjective

正要

1. chữ Hán form of chính yếu (“primary”).