要人

要人

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàorén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ jan⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): iàu-lîn / iàu-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yàorén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawren
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ jan⁴
    • Yale: yiu yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ yen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ jɐn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: iàu-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaoliin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: iàu-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaojiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ ʑin²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑin¹³/

Noun

要人

1. important person; important people; VIP

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Japanese

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

Noun

要人 (hiragana ようじん, rōmaji yōjin)

1. VIP

   要 (よう)人 (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).