津要

Chinese

		Tianjin; ferry	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (津要)		津	要
simp. #(津要)		津	要
anagram		要津

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon¹ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinyào
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: jīn-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinyaw
    • Palladius: цзиньяо (czinʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon¹ jiu³
    • Yale: jēun yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen¹ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên¹ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵn⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/

Noun

津要 (formal)

1. (literal) vital water and land communications line; (figurative) prominent position

Synonyms

• 要津 (yàojīn)