要人

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	man; person; people
trad. (要人)		要	人
simp. ^#(要人)		要	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàorén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ jan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iàu-lîn / iàu-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàorén
  - Wade–Giles: yao⁴-jên²
  - Yale: yàu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawren
  - Palladius: яожэнь (jaožɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu³ jan⁴
  - Yale: yiu yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ jɐn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: iàu-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaoliin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iau²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iau¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: iàu-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaojiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau²¹⁻⁴¹ zin²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iau²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zin¹³/

Noun

要人

important person; important people; VIP

Synonyms

大人物 (dàrénwù)
顯要／显要 (xiǎnyào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
要	人
よう Grade: 4	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

要(よう)人(じん) • (yōjin)

VIP
要人(ようじん)と会談(かいだん)した。
Yōjin to kaidan shita.
We had the chance to talk to the high officials (key persons).