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Jyutping jiu3 gaa3
Pinyin yào jià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to ask a price; to charge
  2. (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    asking price
  2. verb
    to impose a condition
  3. verb
    to ask a price; to charge
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个东西四公尺要价九法郎; 所以两公尺要四块五法郎。
    這個東西四公尺要價九法郎; 所以兩公尺要四塊五法郎。
    zhè ge dōng xī sì gōng chǐ yào jià jiǔ fǎ láng ; suǒ yǐ liǎng gōng chǐ yào sì kuài wǔ fǎ láng 。
    • Four metres of this material cost nine francs; therefore, two metres cost four and a half francs.