要是
Chinese
editimportant; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
be; yes; this | ||
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trad. (要是) | 要 | 是 | |
simp. #(要是) | 要 | 是 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu3 si6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iàu-sī / iàu-sǐ
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5iau-zy
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yàoshi̊h
- Wade–Giles: yao4-shih5
- Yale: yàu-shr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw.shy
- Palladius: яоши (jaoši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
- Homophones:
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鑰匙/钥匙
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jiu3 si6
- Yale: yiu sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jiu3 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: yiu3 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːu̯³³ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Conjunction
edit要是
- (colloquial) if; in case
Synonyms
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