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津要

jīn yào

2-character word

What 津要 means

1. literarykey location
2. key post (important job)

The characters in 津要

• 津jīnsaliva; sweat; a ferry crossing
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Sounds the same

Read jīn yào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 金钥the key (to solving a problem etc); (Taiwan) (cryptography) key

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