剛要

See also: 刚要

Chinese

		hard; firm; strong hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (剛要)		剛	要
simp. (刚要)		刚	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāngyào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹ jiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāngyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gangyào
  - Wade–Giles: kang¹-yao⁴
  - Yale: gāng-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gangyaw
  - Palladius: ганъяо (ganʺjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    剛要 / 刚要
    綱要 / 纲要
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gong¹ jiu³
  - Yale: gōng yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong¹ yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    剛要 / 刚要
    綱要 / 纲要

Adverb

剛要

just about to; just going to

Usage notes

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

Synonyms