快要

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàiyào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ jiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàiyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàiyào
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-yao⁴
  - Yale: kwài-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayyaw
  - Palladius: куайяо (kuajjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ jiu³
  - Yale: faai yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/

Adverb

快要

about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner
太陽快要落山了。／太阳快要落山了。 ― Tàiyáng kuàiyào luòshān le. ― The sun is setting.

Synonyms

即將／即将 (jíjiāng)
可待 (kědài) (literary)
咧欲 (Hokkien)
將要／将要 (jiāngyào)
就嚟 (Cantonese)
就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
就要
得欲 (Hokkien)

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