鎖鑰

鎖鑰

See also: 锁钥

Chinese

		to lock up; to lock	key
trad. (鎖鑰)		鎖	鑰
simp. (锁钥)		锁	钥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒyuè, suǒyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄝˋ, ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so² joek⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): só-io̍k / só-ia̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: suǒyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suuoyueh
    • IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: suǒyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suuoyaw
    • IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: so² joek⁶
    • Yale: só yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so² joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: so² yêg⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ jœ̽ːk̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só-io̍k
    • Tâi-lô: só-io̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soyiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só-ia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: só-ia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soyiak
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iak̚¹²¹/

Noun

鎖鑰

1. (literally) lock and key
2. (figuratively) key (to something)
3. (figuratively) strategic gateway (to an important center or a major city)

Derived terms

北門鎖鑰／北门锁钥

渤海鎖鑰／渤海锁钥