快要
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[edit]fast; quick; swift | important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce | ||
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trad. (快要) | 快 | 要 | |
simp. #(快要) | 快 | 要 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kuàiyào
- Wade–Giles: kʻuai4-yao4
- Yale: kwài-yàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayyaw
- Palladius: куайяо (kuajjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faai3 jiu3
- Yale: faai yiu
- Cantonese Pinyin: faai3 jiu3
- Guangdong Romanization: fai3 yiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
[edit]快要
- about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Entry #78129”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.