# 鑰匙
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yàoshi, yàochí
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ, ㄧㄠˋ ㄔˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yuo$^2$ si$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-I) / йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): joek$^6$ si$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): yeh$^4$ si$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$yaq-zy
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): io$^6$ chr$^3$ / io$^6$ chr / io$^6$ shr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yàoshi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yàoshi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: yao$^4$-shih$^5$
*** Yale: yàu-shr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw.shy
*** Palladius: яоши (jaoši)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$要是 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: yao$^4$-chʻih$^5$
*** Yale: yàu-chr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw.chyr
*** Palladius: яочи (jaoči)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/ → /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yuo$^2$ si$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iuos
*** Sinological IPA : /yo²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-I) / йүәсы (yüəsɨ, I-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /yə²⁴ sz̩²⁴/, /yə²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: joek$^6$ si$^4$
*** Yale: yeuhk sìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: joek$^9$ si$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yêg$^6$ xi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jœːk̚² siː²¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: yeh$^4$ si$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ² sz̩⁴⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$yaq-zy
*** MiniDict: yah$^入$ zy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhiaq-zr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiaʔ¹¹ zz̩²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: io$^6$ chr$^3$ / io$^6$ chr / io$^6$ shr
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /i̯o²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴¹/, /i̯o²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³/, /i̯o²⁴ ʂʐ̩³/
*** Sinological IPA (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
       Nǎinai lǎoshì wàng dài yàoshi. [Pinyin]
       Grandma always forgets her keys.
       Gāisǐ! Wǒ bǎ wǒ de yàoshi diū le. [Pinyin]
       Damn it! I've lost my keys.
       Tā sìchù xúnzhǎo diūshī de yàoshi. [Pinyin]
       He looked here and there for the missing keys.

#### Synonyms

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

#### See also

* 房卡 (fángkǎ)
* 門卡／门卡 (ménkǎ)