<p>要不 / 不留学 / 要留学就要留出个性</p>

<p>"otherwise / don't study abroad / if you study abroad you should do it with personality"</p>

<p>or more idiomatically:</p>

<p>"if you're going to study abroad you should do it with personality, or not at all"</p>

<p>Note that 要...就要... is a common grammar pattern.</p>

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2017-12-05T15:44:40.073Z
2017-12-05T15:44:40.073Z
Angus
<p>They are saying, if you want to study abroad, go to Cuba, it's a cool place. (I agree! Viva Cuba! Vive la revolución!)</p>

<p>俗话说的好，<br>
There is a good saying</p>

<p>要不(要么)不留学,<br>
either don't study abroad</p>

<p>要留学就要留(学）出个性<br>
or study abroad with flair</p>

<p>这是我编的<br>
(Actually) I just made this (saying) up</p>

<p>我们来看看我们社会主义坚实伙伴的古巴。<br>
We came to see our loyal socialist comrades from Cuba.</p>

<p>古巴是西班牙语国家，<br>
Cuba is a Spanish-speaking country,</p>

<p>抽雪茄，<br>
smoke cigars,</p>

<p>晒太阳都是家常便饭。<br>
bask in the sunshine, those are everyday things (in Cuba)</p>

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2017-12-05T23:39:55.870Z
2017-12-05T23:39:55.870Z
Pedroski
<p>In the following sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>俗话说的好，<strong>要不不留学要留学就要留出个性</strong>。。。。。。这是我编的。。
   我们来看看我们社会主义坚实伙伴的古巴。古巴是西班牙语国家，抽雪茄，晒太阳都是家常便饭。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The whole sentence would be something like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>... This is what I wrote. We see Cuba, our socialism's solid mate. Cuba is a country where Spanish is spoken, and a cigarette and sunlight are all in everyday meal. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>However, I don't understand the start of the sentence. Specifically,</p>

<ul>
<li><p>How should it be divided grammatically? </p></li>
<li><p>Why does it use 不 consecutively?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the meaning of the whole sentence?</p></li>
</ul>

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What does 要不不留学要留学就要留出个性 mean?
# What does 要不不留学要留学就要留出个性 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-05)

In the following sentence:

> 俗话说的好，**要不不留学要留学就要留出个性**。。。。。。这是我编的。。
> 我们来看看我们社会主义坚实伙伴的古巴。古巴是西班牙语国家，抽雪茄，晒太阳都是家常便饭。

The whole sentence would be something like:

> ... This is what I wrote. We see Cuba, our socialism's solid mate. Cuba is a country where Spanish is spoken, and a cigarette and sunlight are all in everyday meal.

However, I don't understand the start of the sentence. Specifically,

* How should it be divided grammatically?
* Why does it use 不 consecutively?
* What is the meaning of the whole sentence?

**Tags:** grammar, meaning-in-context


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-05. Score: 1

要不 / 不留学 / 要留学就要留出个性

"otherwise / don't study abroad / if you study abroad you should do it with personality"

or more idiomatically:

"if you're going to study abroad you should do it with personality, or not at all"

Note that 要...就要... is a common grammar pattern.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-05. Score: 0

They are saying, if you want to study abroad, go to Cuba, it's a cool place. (I agree! Viva Cuba! Vive la revolución!)

俗话说的好，  
There is a good saying

要不(要么)不留学,  
either don't study abroad

要留学就要留(学）出个性  
or study abroad with flair

这是我编的  
(Actually) I just made this (saying) up

我们来看看我们社会主义坚实伙伴的古巴。  
We came to see our loyal socialist comrades from Cuba.

古巴是西班牙语国家，  
Cuba is a Spanish-speaking country,

抽雪茄，  
smoke cigars,

晒太阳都是家常便饭。  
bask in the sunshine, those are everyday things (in Cuba)


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