渴求

Chinese

		thirsty	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (渴求)		渴	求
simp. ^#(渴求)		渴	求

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hot³ kau⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khat-kiû

(Teochew, Peng'im): guah⁴ kiu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěcióu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-chʻiu²
  - Yale: kě-chyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keechyou
  - Palladius: кэцю (kɛcju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hot³ kau⁴
  - Yale: hot kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hot⁸ kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hod³ keo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːt̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khat-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: khat-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qatkiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ kiu¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guah⁴ kiu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuah khiû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵/

Verb

渴求

to yearn for; to long for; to crave for