快要

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (快要)		快	要
simp. ^#(快要)		快	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàiyào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ jiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàiyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàiyào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-yao⁴
  - Yale: kwài-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayyaw
  - Palladius: куайяо (kuajjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ jiu³
  - Yale: faai yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/

Adverb

快要

about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner
太陽快要落山了。 [MSC, trad.]
太阳快要落山了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tàiyáng kuàiyào luòshān le. [Pinyin]
The sun is setting.

Usage notes

Followed by the verb. A 了 is always put at the end of the sentence, unlike with 正要, 将要, and 刚要.

Synonyms

即將 / 即将 (jíjiāng)
可待 (kědài) (literary)
咧欲 (Hokkien)
將要 / 将要 (jiāngyào)
就嚟 (Cantonese)
就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
就要
得欲 (Hokkien)

References

“快要”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.