顯要

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous; to show	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (顯要)		顯	要
simp. (显要)		显	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎnyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² jiu³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hián-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnyào
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-yao⁴
  - Yale: syǎn-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheanyaw
  - Palladius: сяньяо (sjanʹjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    險要 / 险要
    顯要 / 显要
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin² jiu³
  - Yale: hín yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin² jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hin² yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hián-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: hián-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiefn'iaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau²¹/

Adjective

顯要

powerful and influential

Synonyms

煊赫 (xuānhè) (literary)
矜貴 / 矜贵 (jīnguì) (literary)
繁華 / 繁华 (fánhuá) (literary)
貴氣 / 贵气 (gei¹ hei¹) (Taishanese)
赫赫 (hèhè) (literary)
顯赫 / 显赫 (xiǎnhè)
高貴 / 高贵 (gāoguì)

Noun

顯要

influential figure; important personage; VIP

Synonyms

大人物 (dàrénwù)
要人 (yàorén)

Verb

顯要

to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Synonyms

展品棒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
展風龜 / 展风龟 (Hokkien)
抖落 (dǒuluò)
搬弄 (bānnòng)
炫示 (xuànshì)
炫耀 (xuànyào)
耍 (shuǎ)
表現 / 表现 (biǎoxiàn)
誇示 / 夸示 (kuāshì) (literary)
賣弄 / 卖弄 (informal)
顯示 / 显示 (xiǎnshì)