若要

Chinese

		to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (若要)		若	要
simp. #(若要)		若	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruòyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruòyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruòyao
    • Wade–Giles: jo⁴-yao¹
    • Yale: rwò-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohiau
    • Palladius: жояо (žojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ jiu³
    • Yale: yeuhk yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² jiːu̯³³/

Conjunction

若要

1. if it's necessary (that); if somebody wants