要唔係

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to not be
trad. (要唔係)		要	唔係
simp. (要唔系)		要	唔系

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ m⁴ hai⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ m⁴ hai⁶
    • Yale: yiu m̀h haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ m⁴ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ m⁴ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²/

Conjunction

要唔係

1. (Cantonese) otherwise; or else

Synonyms

• 不然 (bùrán)
• 要不然 (yàobùrán)

See also

• 要不是 (yàobùshì)