衝要

Chinese

		of great force; towards; dash against	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (衝要)		衝	要
simp. (冲要)		冲	要
anagram		要衝／要冲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chōngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chōngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chongyào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻung¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: chūng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chongyaw
    • Palladius: чунъяо (čunʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung¹ jiu³
    • Yale: chūng yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/

Noun

衝要

1. strategic place; hub
2. (literary) prominent position

Synonyms

• (strategic place): 要衝／要冲 (yàochōng)