to cause sb's death · extremely; terribly · (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance

yào mìng

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

我突然肚痛得要命。

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

子翔那个人太老实了，谈恋爱都被動得要命。

The turkeys in my grandfather's farm are very noisy, I can't wait for them to get eaten.

我爷爷农场养的火雞吵得要命，真想牠们快点被人吃掉。

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

火车擠得要命，我们都找不到位子坐。

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