正要

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (正要)		正	要
simp. ^#(正要)		正	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngyào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jiu³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngyào
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-yao⁴
  - Yale: jèng-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqyaw
  - Palladius: чжэнъяо (čžɛnʺjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    政要
    正要
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ jiu³
  - Yale: jing yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːu̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    政要
    正要
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeang'iaux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iau⁴¹/

Verb

正要

to be just about to (do something); to be on the point of
她站在水池旁邊，正要往裡跳。 [MSC, trad.]
她站在水池旁边，正要往里跳。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zhàn zài shuǐchí pángbiān, zhèngyào wǎng lǐ tiào. [Pinyin]
She was standing by a pool, about to dive in.

Usage notes

Followed by the verb. 了 is not put at the end of the sentence, unlike with 快要 and 就要.

Synonyms

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
正	要

Adjective

正要

chữ Hán form of chính yếu (“primary”)