要命 (jiu3 meng6) — terrible; awful; horrendous; energy-sap… in Cantonese

jiu˗₃要mengˍ₆命

Mandarin Pinyin: yao4 ming4

Meaning of 要命

nounterrible; awful; horrendous; energy-sapping | [粵]: 攞命

nounto drive one to one's death

nounextremely; awfully | [粵]: 鬼噉

keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話jiu˗₃要ping˗₃命ming4.名。

He said he wants to name it.

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