只要
Chinese
only; merely; just only; merely; just; but |
important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (只要) | 只 | 要 | |
| simp. #(只要) | 只 | 要 | |
| alternative forms | 嘦 dialectal | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi2 jiu3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-yeu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-iàu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐyào
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhyào
- Wade–Giles: chih3-yao4
- Yale: jř-yàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyyaw
- Palladius: чжияо (čžijao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 jiu3
- Yale: jí yiu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 jiu3
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 yiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yeu
- Hakka Romanization System: ziiˋ ieu
- Hagfa Pinyim: zi3 yeu4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yeu
- Hakka Romanization System: ziiˋ (r)ieu
- Hagfa Pinyim: zi3 yeu4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ (j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-iàu
- Tâi-lô: tsí-iàu
- Phofsit Daibuun: cyiaux
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iau⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Conjunction
只要
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 / 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 (zhǐyào gōngfu shēn, tiěchǔ mó chéng zhēn)
- 只要目的正當,可以不擇手段 / 只要目的正当,可以不择手段 (zhǐyào mùdì zhèngdàng, kěyǐ bùzéshǒuduàn)
Related terms
- 只消 (zhǐxiāo)