渴求

Chinese

		thirsty	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (渴求)		渴	求
simp. #(渴求)		渴	求

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hot³ kau⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khat-kiû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guah⁴ kiu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěcióu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-chʻiu²
    • Yale: kě-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keechyou
    • Palladius: кэцю (kɛcju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hot³ kau⁴
    • Yale: hot kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hot⁸ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hod³ keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːt̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khat-kiû
    • Tâi-lô: khat-kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qatkiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ kiu¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guah⁴ kiu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuah khiû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵/

Verb

渴求

1. to yearn for; to long for; to crave for