"要不然" meaning in Chinese

See 要不然 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ ian¹¹/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/, /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʐän³⁵/, /jiːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/, /iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ ian¹¹/, /iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/, /iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/, /iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: yàobùrán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jiu³ bat¹ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yau⁴ bud⁵ yan² [Guangdong, Hakka, Meixian], iàu-put-liân, iàu-put-jiân, yàobùrán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yàoburán (toneless variant) [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄖㄢˊ (toneless variant) [Mandarin, bopomofo], yàobůrán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yao⁴-pu⁵-jan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yàu-bu-rán [Mandarin, Yale], yawburan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яобужань [Mandarin, Palladius], jaobužanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yiu bāt yìhn [Cantonese, Yale], jiu³ bat⁷ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yiu³ bed¹ yin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], iàu-put-liân [Hokkien, POJ], iàu-put-liân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iao'putlieen [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], iàu-put-jiân [Hokkien, POJ], iàu-put-jiân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iao'putjieen [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|conjunction}} 要不然
  1. otherwise; or else
    Sense id: en-要不然-zh-conj-sI3G0w2A Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin, Mandarin words containing toneless variants Synonyms: 不然 (bùrán), 冇是 [Pinghua, Southern], 再不 (zàibù) [colloquial], 再不然 (zàibùrán), 勿然 (5veq-zoe) [Wu], 否則 (fǒuzé), 否则 (fǒuzé), 唔係 (m4 hai6) [Cantonese], 唔系 (m4 hai6) [Cantonese], 唔係嘅話 [Cantonese], 唔系嘅话 [Cantonese], 如咪 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 抑無 [Hokkien], 抑无 [Hokkien], 欲無 [Hokkien], 欲无 [Hokkien], 若唔係 [Teochew], 若唔系 [Teochew], 若無 [Hokkien], 若无 [Hokkien], 要不 (yàobù)

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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ bat¹ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Guangdong",
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yau⁴ bud⁵ yan²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-liân"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-jiân"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yàobùrán"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yàobůrán"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "yao⁴-pu⁵-jan²"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yàu-bu-rán"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yawburan"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "яобужань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaobužanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/ ",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": " /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu bāt yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ bat⁷ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu³ bed¹ yin⁴"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-liân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-liân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iao'putlieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iao'putjieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ ian¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/"
    }
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  "word": "要不然"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "yàobůrán"
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      "zh-pron": "yao⁴-pu⁵-jan²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яобужань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "jaobužanʹ"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ bat⁷ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu³ bed¹ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ ian¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-liân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-liân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iao'putlieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iàu-put-jiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iao'putjieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʐän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ ian¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛn¹³/"
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  "synonyms": [
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      "roman": "bùrán",
      "word": "不然"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Pinghua",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "word": "冇是"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zàibù",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "再不"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zàibùrán",
      "word": "再不然"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "勿然 (5veq-zoe)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǒuzé",
      "word": "否則"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǒuzé",
      "word": "否则"
    },
    {
      "roman": "m4 hai6",
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        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "唔係"
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    {
      "roman": "m4 hai6",
      "tags": [
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    {
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        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "唔係嘅話"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "唔系嘅话"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "如咪"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抑無"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抑无"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "欲無"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "欲无"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "若唔係"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "若唔系"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "若無"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "若无"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yàobù",
      "word": "要不"
    }
  ],
  "word": "要不然"
}

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