要衝

要衝

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	of great force; towards; dash against
trad. (要衝)		要	衝
simp. (要冲)		要	冲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàochōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ cung¹
• Min Nan (POJ): iàu-chhiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yàochōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawchong
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ cung¹
    • Yale: yiu chūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ tsung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ cung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-chhiong
    • Tâi-lô: iàu-tshiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaochiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

要衝

1. strategic place; hub

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
要	衝
よう Grade: 4	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) よーしょー [yòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

要衝 (hiragana ようしょう, rōmaji yōshō, historical hiragana えうしよう)

1. important (major) place for conducting matters

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN