要jiu3命meng6

English

1. to cause sb's death
2. extremely; terribly
3. (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
4. signifies a high intensityunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 程度到達極點；非常unreviewed?

Examples

• 我渴得要命。

  I'm dying of thirst.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 你不要命啦！

  Are you nuts?

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

• 我愛她愛得要命。

  I love her so much I could die.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我突然肚痛得要命。

  All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 火車擠得要命，我們都找不到位子坐。

  The train was so crowded that none of us could get a seat.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 子翔那個人太老實了，談戀愛都被動得要命。

  Tzu-hsiang's way too honest. He's hopelessly passive in relationships.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY