要麼

要麼

See also: 要么

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	dimi.
trad. (要麼/要麽)		要	麼/麽
simp. (要么)		要	么
variant forms		要末

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàome

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄇㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ mo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yàome
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄇㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw.mhe
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ mə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ mo¹
    • Yale: yiu mō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ mo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ mo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ mɔː⁵⁵/

Conjunction

要麼

1. either ... or ...; or

   要麼給我愛，要麼給我錢，要麼給我滾。 [MSC, trad.]
   要么给我爱，要么给我钱，要么给我滚。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yàome gěi wǒ ài, yàome gěi wǒ qián, yàome gěi wǒ gǔn. [Pinyin]

   Give me love, or give me money, or get the hell away from me.

Synonyms

• 要不 (yàobù)