想要

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (想要)		想	要
simp. ^#(想要)		想	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎngyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² jiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngyào
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang³-yao⁴
  - Yale: syǎng-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangyaw
  - Palladius: сянъяо (sjanʺjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng² jiu³
  - Yale: séung yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng² yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

Verb

想要

would like; want; wish to have
我想要一所帶閣樓的房子。 [MSC, trad.]
我想要一所带阁楼的房子。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiǎngyào yī suǒ dài gélóu de fángzǐ. [Pinyin]
I would like a house with an attic.

Synonyms

(Hakka, Hokkien) 想愛／想爱
(Hokkien) 想欲

Adjective

想要

(euphemistic) horny; sexually aroused

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