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要不

jiu3 bat1

yao4 bu4

otherwise; or else; or | Cant.: 唔係嘅話

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,850,000

要不

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要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix

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醫生，我要不要化驗血？國 edit
Doctor, do I need to have a blood test?

This word was added by tym on 8th Dec 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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