要麼

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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) /
simp. (要么)
alternative forms 要末

Pronunciation


Conjunction

要麼

  1. either ... or ...; or
    要麼要麼要麼 [MSC, trad.]
    要么要么要么 [MSC, simp.]
    Yàome gěi wǒ ài, yàome gěi wǒ qián, yàome gěi wǒ gǔn.
    Give me love, or give me money, or get the hell away from me.

Usage notes

  • In Northern Wu, the usage of is the standard whereas is variant.

Synonyms