不要太

Chinese

to not want; not going to; will not
too (much); very; extremely
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
 
trad. (不要太) 不要 太
simp. #(不要太) 不要 太
Literally: “not too”.

Etymology

Calque of Wu 勿要忒 (8veq-iau 7theq), a slang expression peculiar to Southern China, particularly Jiangsu, Shanghai.

Pronunciation

Adverb

不要太

  1. (slang) very; highly; lit. couldn't be more
    老師不要太嚴格。 [MSC, trad.]
    老师不要太严格。 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎoshī bùyàotài yángé. [Pinyin]
    The teacher can't get any stricter.

Synonyms

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