需要

Chinese

		to require; to need; to want to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
simp. and trad. (需要)		需	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): seoi¹ jiu³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui¹ yiau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-yeu
Min Dong (BUC): sṳ̆-iéu
Min Nan (POJ): su-iàu / si-iàu
Wu (Wiktionary): xy iau (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xūyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    需要
    須要／须要
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi¹ jiu³
  - Yale: sēui yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ yiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhui¹ yiau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɬui³³ ʒiau³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-yeu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ ieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yeu⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-yeu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi´ (r)ieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yeu⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆-iéu
  - IPA ^(key): /sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ iɛu²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: su-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su³³ iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² iaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʊ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: si-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'iaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² iaʊ²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: xy iau (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ iɔ²¹/

Middle Chinese: /sɨo ʔiᴇu^H/▼

Rime
Character	需	要
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	相俞切	於笑切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɨo/	/ʔiᴇu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/sio/	/ʔiɛu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/sio/	/ʔjæu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/suə̆/	/ʔiaw^H/
Li Rong	/sio/	/ʔiɛu^H/
Wang Li	/sĭu/	/ĭɛu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯u/	/ʔi̯ɛu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xū	yào

Verb

需要

to need; to require
我需要一位口譯員。 [MSC, trad.]
我需要一位口译员。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xūyào yī wèi kǒuyìyuán. [Pinyin]
I need an interpreter.

這需要數分鐘。 / 这需要数分钟。 ― Zhè xūyào shù fēnzhōng. ― This requires several minutes.

Noun

需要

need; requirement
生理需要 ― shēnglǐ xūyào ― biological need
(economics) demand

Derived terms

需要是發明之母／需要是发明之母 (xūyào shì fāmíng zhī mǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (需要):

→ Japanese: 需 (じゅ)要 (よう) (juyō)
→ Korean: 수요 (需要, suyo)
→ Vietnamese: nhu yếu (需要)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
需	要
じゅ Grade: S	よう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 需要 (MC sɨo ʔiᴇu^H).

Noun

需要 (hiragana じゅよう, rōmaji juyō)

need; requirement
(economics) demand

Antonyms

(economics): 供 (きょう)給 (きゅう) (kyōkyū)

Korean

Hanja in this term
需	要

Noun

需要 • (suyo) (hangeul 수요)

Hanja form^? of 수요 (“need, requirement; demand”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
需	要

Adjective

需要

Hán tự form of nhu yếu (“of prime necessity; necessary”).

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