要衝 [－冲]

Jyutping jiu3 cung1
Pinyin yào chōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. road hub
  2. major crossroad
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    strategic place; hub
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他叫自己的妻子不要冲动购物。
    他叫自己的妻子不要衝動購物。
    tā jiào zì jǐ de qī zǐ bù yào chōng dòng gòu wù 。
    • He told his wife not to buy on impulse.
    • He told his wife to stop impulsively shopping.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢落海游水, 不料水里面有鲨鱼, 搞到佢要冲番上岸。
    佢落海游水, 不料水裏面有鯊魚, 搞到佢要衝番上岸。
    keoi5 lok6 hoi2 jau4 seoi2, bat1 liu6 seoi2 leoi5 min6 jau5 saa1 jyu2, gaau2 dou3 keoi5 jiu3 cung1 faan1 soeng5 ngon6.
    • He went into the sea to swim, yet there was a shark, so he had to speed back to the shore.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    要冲
    要衝
    yào chōng
    • road hub; major crossroad