yào ma

要嘛 (yào ma) is a Chinese word meaning “either ...; or ...”.

Meanings

  1. 1either ...
  2. 2or ...

Characters in 要嘛

要yāo · (bound form) to demand; to coerce嘛má · used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]

Related words

要(bound form) to demand; to coerce要to want; to need; to ask for需要to need; to want; to demand; to require不要don't!; must not嘛used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]嘛modal particle indicating that sth is obvious重要important; significant; major只要so long as; provided; if要求to request必要necessary就要will要是(coll.) if

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