要不然
English
- otherwise
- or else
- or
- if not
粵語 — Cantonese
- 如果唔係嘅話
Examples
我該走了,要不然我會遲到的。
I have to go, otherwise I'll arrive late.
Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY
別把菸頭往地上扔,要不然蟑螂會得癌症的。
Don't throw cigarette butts on the ground. Cockroaches might get cancer.
Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY
今天天气很冷,您多穿衣服吧,要不然会感冒的。
It's really cold today. You should dress warmer or you might catch a cold.
Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY
我对这个政府的印象是,他们需要强一点儿的经济政策,要不然将来会遇到很大的问题。
My impression of this government is that they need a more forceful economic policy, otherwise they'll encounter large problems in the future.
你最好快啲俾錢,如果唔係你就同你個女天人相隔。
你最好快點給錢,要不然你就跟你女兒天人相隔。 (nei5 zeoi3 hou2 faai3 dim2 cap1 cin2, jiu3 bat1 jin4 nei5 zau6 gan1 nei5 neoi5 ji4 tin1 jan4 soeng1 gaak3.)
You better hand me the money now, or you will be forever separated from your daughter.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk