險要

See also: 险要

Chinese

		danger(ous); rugged	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (險要)		險	要
simp. (险要)		险	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him² jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnyào
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-yao⁴
    • Yale: syǎn-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanyaw
    • Palladius: сяньяо (sjanʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: him² jiu³
    • Yale: hím yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him² jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: him² yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

Adjective

險要

1. precipitous and strategically located

Noun

險要

1. location that is dangerous yet strategic