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要隘

要隘

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	a pass or defile; narrow; confined a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress
simp. and trad. (要隘)		要	隘

Noun

要隘

strategic pass

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yào'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ aai³
Min Nan (POJ): iàu-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yào'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaway
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu³ aai³
  - Yale: yiu aai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ aai³
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ ɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-ài
  - Tâi-lô: iàu-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaoaix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ aɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ aɪ²¹/