快要

快要

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàiyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kuàiyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayyaw
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faai³ jiu³
    • Yale: faai yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fai³ yiu³
    • IPA ^(key): /fäːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/

Adverb

快要

1. about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner

Synonyms

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即將／即将 (jíjiāng) 咧欲 (Min Nan)

將要／将要 (jiāngyào) 就要 (jiùyào)