勿要

勿要 (Wu)

1. don't want
2. don't need to

   勿要客氣／勿要客气 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁸veq-iau ⁷khaq-chi [Wugniu]  ―  you're welcome (literally: no need to be so polite)

3. do not; don't (as an imperative)

   儂勿要交我講得個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   侬勿要交我讲得个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶non ⁸veq-iau ¹kau-ngu ⁵kaon-teq-gheq [Wugniu]

   You don't need to tell me/It's fine if you don't tell me.

4. To indicate an undesirably or unexpectedly large degree or amount.

   勿要忒好 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁸veq-iau ⁷theq ⁵hau [Wugniu]  ―  Almost too good

5. To indicate that an action or circumstance is undesirable to the speaker.

   常怕今朝勿要落雨噢。 [Shanghainese, trad. and simp.]

   ⁶zan-pho ¹cin-tsau ⁸veq-iau ⁸loq ⁶yu-au [Wugniu]

   Hopefully it does not rain today.

   儂一把洋傘勿要落垃學堂裡𠲎。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   侬一把洋伞勿要落垃学堂里𠲎。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶non ⁷iq-po ⁶yan-se ⁸veq-iau ⁸loq-laq ⁸ghoq-daon-li ⁰va [Wugniu]

   Surely you haven't left your umbrella at school, have you?

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