要命 [－－]

Jyutping jiu3 ming6
Pinyin yào mìng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞、書面語
    程度​到​達​極點​；​非常
    signifies a high intensity
  2. 近義詞
    攞命

要命 [－－]

Jyutping jiu3 meng6
Pinyin yào mìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cause sb's death
  2. extremely; terribly
  3. (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞、書面語
    程度​到​達​極點​；​非常
    signifies a high intensity
  2. 近義詞
    攞命
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to cause death
    (syn.) 致命
  2. adj
    extreme
    (syn.) 半小死, 半倒死, 半死, 半囝
    • 熱得要命
      热得要命
      rè de yào mìng
      terribly hot
  3. adj
    annoying; irritating
  4. adj
    dangerous; perilous
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4845
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我爱她爱得要命。
    我愛她愛得要命。
    wǒ ài tā ài děi yào mìng 。
    • I love her so much I could die.
  2. Mandarin
    火车挤得要命，我们都找不到位子坐。
    火車擠得要命，我們都找不到位子坐。
    huǒ chē jǐ děi yào mìng ， wǒ men dōu zhǎo bu dào wèi zi zuò 。
    • The train was so crowded that none of us could get a seat.
  3. Mandarin
    我突然肚痛得要命。
    我突然肚痛得要命。
    wǒ tū rán dù tòng děi yào mìng 。
    • All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
  4. Mandarin
    我渴得要命。
    我渴得要命。
    wǒ kě děi yào mìng 。
    • I'm dying of thirst.
    • I'm very thirsty.
  5. Mandarin
    我爷爷农场养的火鸡吵得要命，真想牠们快点被人吃掉。
    我爺爺農場養的火雞吵得要命，真想牠們快點被人吃掉。
    wǒ yé ye nóng chǎng yǎng de huǒ jī chǎo děi yào mìng ， zhēn xiǎng tā men kuài diǎn bèi rén chī diào 。
    • The turkeys in my grandfather's farm are very noisy, I can't wait for them to get eaten.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    家阵老笠！要钱定要命？
    家陣老笠！要錢定要命？
    gaa1 zan2 lou5 lap1! jiu3 cin2 ding6 jiu3 meng6?
    • This is a robbery! Your money or your life?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他是个不要命的主儿。
    他是個不要命的主兒。
    tā shì ge bù yào mìng de zhǔ r5 ．
    • He's the kind of person who doesn't want to live.
  2. Mandarin
    热得要命
    熱得要命
    rè de yào mìng
    • terribly hot