「要」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jiu3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to want; to desire
    (Cant.) 我ngo5要jiu3一jat1杯bui1咖gaa3啡fe1。
    (Eng.) I want a cup of coffee.

  • to need; to want; negative: 唔使 m4 sai2
    (Cant.) 你nei5仲zung6有jau5冇mou5嘢je5要jiu3呀aa3?
    (Eng.) Is there anything else you need?
    (Cant.) 我ngo5要jiu3你nei5幫bong1手sau2呀aa3。
    (Eng.) I need your help.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1啲di1咁gam3阻zo2埞deng6嘅ge3嘢je5,就zau6算syun3送sung3俾bei2我ngo5我ngo5都dou1唔m4要jiu3啦laa1。
    (Eng.) These useless things occupy so much space. I don't need it even someone give me for free.

  • to request someone to do something; to ask
    (Cant.) 老lou5師si1要jiu3學hok6生saang1上soeng5堂tong4嗰go2陣zan6用jung6英jing1文man2交gaau1談taam4。
    (Eng.) The teacher asked the students to speak in English in the class.

  • to be determined to
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5要jiu3輸syu1錢cin2,咪mai6由jau2得dak1佢keoi5囉lo1。
    (Eng.) If he is determined to lose money, just let him.
    (Cant.) 大daai6家gaa1都dou1反faan2對deoi3,不bat1過gwo3佢keoi5係hai6都dou1要jiu3去heoi3。
    (Eng.) Everyone was against it, but she was determined to go no matter what.

  • should; ought to (negation: 唔好 m4 hou2)
    (Cant.) 要jiu3知zi1道dou3
    (Eng.) should know
    (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6要jiu3俾bei2心sam1機gei1做zou6嘢je5。
    (Eng.) We ought to work hard.

See also: 需 想 愛 願 吼 奢望 需要
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「要」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: jiu3
Part of Speech: morpheme
Explanation:
important; crucial
(Cant.) 要地jiu3 dei6
(Eng.) a crucial location
(Cant.) 要塞jiu3 coi3
(Eng.) a fortress, a stronghold
(Cant.) 要員jiu3 jyun4
(Eng.) an important member
(Cant.) 摘要zaak6 jiu3
(Eng.) summary
See also: 一回事 要緊 殿堂級 緊要 重磅 關頭 要害 決定性 輸入 入口
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「要」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: jiu1
Part of Speech: morpheme
Explanation:
  • to demand
    (Cant.) 要求jiu1 kau4
    (Eng.) to request
    (Cant.) 要脅jiu1 hip3
    (Eng.) to threat

  • pronunciation in 高要 Gaoyao District in Zhaoqing, Guangdong

See also: 要求 需要 內需 需求
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「要」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: jiu3
Part of Speech: adverb
Labels: Mandarin
Explanation:
is going to
(Chi.) 他taa1要jiu3出ceot1門mun4了liu5。
(Cant.) 佢keoi5就zau6出ceot1門mun4口hau2喇laa3。
(Eng.) He is going to go out.
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