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要

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: iou1
POJ: io͘
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: iao1
POJ: iau
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to demand; to request, to force; to coerce
要

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Split into sense-specific entries: the candidate readings iou3/iao3 are attested only for a separate, far more common sense ('to want; will'), not this one.

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