鑰匙

See also: 钥匙

Chinese

		key	spoon; key
trad. (鑰匙)		鑰	匙
simp. (钥匙)		钥	匙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yàoshi, yàochí

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ, ㄧㄠˋ ㄔˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yuo² si¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-I) / йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ si⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): yeh⁴ si³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yaq-zy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): io⁶ chr³ / io⁶ chr / io⁶ shr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàoshi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàoshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: yao⁴-shih⁵
  - Yale: yàu-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw.shy
  - Palladius: яоши (jaoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
  - Homophones:
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    鑰匙／钥匙
- (Standard Chinese, variant)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàochí → yàochi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄔˊ → ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄔ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàochi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: yao⁴-chʻih⁵
  - Yale: yàu-chr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw.chyr
  - Palladius: яочи (jaoči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/ → /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yuo² si¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iuos
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yo²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-I) / йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yə²⁴ sz̩²⁴/, /yə²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ si⁴
  - Yale: yeuhk sìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ si⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ xi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² siː²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)
  - Wiktionary: yeh⁴ si³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ² sz̩⁴⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸yaq-zy
  - MiniDict: yah^入 zy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhiaq-zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiaʔ¹¹ zz̩²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: io⁶ chr³ / io⁶ chr / io⁶ shr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /i̯o²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴¹/, /i̯o²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³/, /i̯o²⁴ ʂʐ̩³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /i̯o²⁴ t͡sʰz̩⁴¹/, /i̯o²⁴ t͡sʰz̩³/, /i̯o²⁴ sz̩³/

Noun

鑰匙

key (object designed to open and close locks) (Classifier: 把 m)
配鑰匙／配钥匙 ― pèi yàoshi ― to get a key cut

奶奶老是忘帶鑰匙。 [MSC, trad.]
奶奶老是忘带钥匙。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǎinai lǎoshì wàng dài yàoshi. [Pinyin]
Grandma always forgets her keys.

該死！我把我的鑰匙丟了。 [MSC, trad.]
该死！我把我的钥匙丢了。 [MSC, simp.]
Gāisǐ! Wǒ bǎ wǒ de yàoshi diū le. [Pinyin]
Damn it! I've lost my keys.

他四處尋找丟失的鑰匙。 [MSC, trad.]
他四处寻找丢失的钥匙。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā sìchù xúnzhǎo diūshī de yàoshi. [Pinyin]
He looked here and there for the missing keys.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鑰匙 (“key”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		匙
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鑰匙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鑰匙
	Taiwan	鑰匙
	Chengde	鑰匙
	Chifeng	鑰匙
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鑰匙
	Heihe	鑰匙
	Qiqihar	鑰匙
	Harbin	鑰匙
	Jiamusi	鑰匙
	Baicheng	鑰匙
	Changchun	鑰匙
	Tonghua	鑰匙
	Shenyang	鑰匙
	Jinzhou	鑰匙
	Malaysia	鎖匙
	Singapore	鎖匙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鑰匙
	Tangshan	鑰匙
	Cangzhou	鑰匙
	Baoding	鑰匙
	Shijiazhuang	鑰匙
	Lijin	鑰匙
	Jinan	鑰匙
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鑰匙
	Dandong	鑰匙
	Yantai	鑰匙
	Yantai (Muping)	鑰匙
	Qingdao	鑰匙
	Zhucheng	鑰匙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鑰匙
	Lingbao	鑰匙
	Jining	鑰匙
	Wanrong	鑰匙
	Linfen	鑰匙
	Shangqiu	鑰匙
	Yuanyang	鑰匙
	Zhengzhou	鑰匙
	Xinyang	鑰匙
	Baihe	鑰匙
	Xi'an	鑰匙
	Baoji	鑰匙
	Tianshui	鑰匙
	Xining	鑰匙
	Xuzhou	鑰匙
	Fuyang	鑰匙
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鑰匙
	Lanzhou	鑰匙
	Dunhuang	鑰匙
	Hami	鑰匙
	Ürümqi	鑰匙
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鑰匙
	Nanchong	鑰匙
	Dazhou	鑰匙
	Hanyuan	鑰匙
	Xichang	鑰匙
	Zigong	鑰匙
	Chongqing	鑰匙
	Wuhan	鑰匙
	Yichang	鑰匙
	Xiangyang	鑰匙
	Tianmen	鑰匙
	Guiyang	鑰匙
	Zunyi	鑰匙
	Bijie	鑰匙
	Liping	鑰匙
	Zhaotong	鑰匙
	Dali	鑰匙
	Kunming	鑰匙
	Mengzi	鑰匙
	Guilin	鑰匙
	Liuzhou	鑰匙, 鎖匙
	Jishou	鑰匙
	Changde	鑰匙
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	鑰匙
	Hanzhong	鑰匙
	Kokang	鎖心, 鑰匙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鑰匙
	Yangzhou	鑰匙
	Lianyungang	鑰匙
	Lianshui	鑰匙
	Nantong	鑰匙
	Wuhu	鑰匙
	Hefei	鑰匙
	Hong'an	鑰匙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鎖匙
	Hong Kong	鎖匙, 匙
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	鎖匙
	Macau	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鎖匙
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	鎖匙
	Foshan	鎖匙
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	鎖匙
	Foshan (Shunde)	鎖匙
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鎖匙
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鎖匙
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鎖匙
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	鎖匙
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鎖匙
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鎖匙
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鎖匙
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鎖匙
	Taishan	鎖匙
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鎖匙
	Enping (Niujiang)	鎖匙
	Heshan (Yayao)	鎖匙
	Dongguan	鎖匙
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鎖匙
	Yangjiang	鎖匙
	Beihai	鎖匙
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	鎖匙
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	鎖匙
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	鎖匙
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鎖匙
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鎖匙
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鎖匙
	Móng Cái	鎖匙
Gan	Nanchang	鎖匙
	Lichuan	鎖匙
	Pingxiang	鎖匙
Hakka	Meixian	鎖匙
	Xingning	鎖匙
	Huidong (Daling)	鎖匙
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鎖匙
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鎖匙
	Changting	鎖匙
	Wuping	鎖匙
	Wuping (Pingyu)	鎖匙
	Liancheng	鎖匙
	Ninghua	鎖匙
	Yudu	鎖匙
	Ruijin	鎖匙
	Shicheng	鎖匙
	Shangyou (Shexi)	鎖匙
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鎖匙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鎖匙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鎖匙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鎖匙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鎖匙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鎖匙
	Kuching (Hepo)	鎖匙
Huizhou	Jixi	鎖匙
Huizhou	Shexian	鎖匙
Jin	Taiyuan	鑰匙
	Yangyuan	鑰匙
	Datong	鑰匙
	Xinzhou	鑰匙
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鑰匙
	Changzhi	鑰子
	Linhe	鑰匙
	Jining	鑰匙
	Hohhot	鑰匙
	Erenhot	鑰匙
	Pingshan	鑰匙
	Zhangjiakou	鑰匙
	Handan	鑰匙
	Linzhou	鑰匙
	Suide	鑰匙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鎖匙, 㪗仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鎖匙, 匙
	Fuqing	鎖匙
	Matsu	鎖匙
Southern Min	Xiamen	鎖匙, 撰匙
	Quanzhou	鎖匙
	Zhangzhou	鎖匙, 撰匙
	Taipei	鎖匙
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鎖匙
	Kaohsiung	鎖匙
	Yilan	鎖匙
	Changhua (Lukang)	鎖匙
	Taichung	鎖匙
	Tainan	鎖匙
	Hsinchu	鎖匙
	Kinmen	鎖匙
	Penghu (Magong)	鎖匙
	Penang (Hokkien)	鎖匙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鎖匙
	Manila (Hokkien)	鎖匙
	Chaozhou	鎖匙
	Shantou	鎖匙
	Jieyang	鎖匙
	Singapore (Teochew)	鎖匙
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鎖匙
	Haikou	鎖匙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鎖匙
Wu	Shanghai	鑰匙
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鑰匙
	Suzhou	鑰匙
	Danyang	鑰匙
	Hangzhou	鑰匙
	Ningbo	鑰匙
	Wenzhou	鎖匙開, 鎖匙, 鎖開
	Jinhua	鑰匙
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	鎖匙
Xiang	Changsha	鑰匙
	Loudi	鎖匙, 鎖匙子
	Shuangfeng	鎖匙

Derived terms

交鑰匙／交钥匙 (jiāo yàoshi)
掛鑰匙兒童／挂钥匙儿童 (guàyàoshi értóng)
萬能鑰匙／万能钥匙 (wànnéng yàoshi)
金鑰匙／金钥匙 (jīnyàoshi)
鑰匙兒童／钥匙儿童 (yàochí értóng)
鑰匙卡／钥匙卡 (yàoshikǎ)
鑰匙圈／钥匙圈 (yàoshiquān)
鑰匙扣／钥匙扣 (yàoshikòu)
鑰匙鏈／钥匙链 (yàoshiliàn)
點火鑰匙／点火钥匙