要死要活
yào​sǐ​yào​huó

terribly

  • created sense approved 要死要活 · yào​sǐ​yào​huó · terribly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要死要活

    yào​sǐ​yào​huó

    terribly

    To an extreme degree; awfully or desperately.

    要 (literal) → 要 · yào · more 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · extremely 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · more 活 (literal) → 活 · huó · simply

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  • created sense approved 要死要活 · yào​sǐ​yào​huó · make a desperate scene — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要死要活

    yào​sǐ​yào​huó

    make a desperate scene

    To make a scene or cause a huge fuss, such as by crying or shouting uncontrollably, often as a form of protest or threat

    要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 活 (literal) → 活 · huó · to live

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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