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只要

只要

Chinese

		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but; (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.); single	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
simp. and trad. (只要)		只	要

Alternative forms

(dialectal) 嘦 (jiào)

Conjunction

只要

as long as; provided; so long as

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐyào

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² jiu³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-yeu
Min Nan (POJ): chí-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhǐyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    只要
    紙鷂／纸鹞
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² jiu³
  - Yale: jí yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² jiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ jiːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yeu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` ieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ yeu⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-yeu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` (r)ieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ yeu⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ (j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyiaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iaʊ²¹/