<p>It means "as ironic as you could imagine". It implies to the largest extent (as you could possibly imagine) .</p>

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Is phrase structure '要多__就有多__' often used?
Fai91
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Yeah, that's the case I gather. I could get more of these off the top of my head: 要多 久 就有多 久， 要多 长 就有多 长， 要多 漂亮 就有多 漂亮。 It seems it works for all kinds of descriptive words, like 好，坏，美， 年轻，老，痛, ..... ....
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dan
<p>It's much more ironical that <strong>the most social responsible educator</strong> dismiss the cancerous teacher.</p>

<p>你要多少有多少<br/>
Literally: How many you want, so many there are.<br/>
You can get as more as you want.</p>

<p>宇宙要多大有多大<br/>
Literally: How large is the universe you can imagine, so large it would be.<br/>
The universe is as large as can imagine.</p>

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<p>“最具社会责任教育家”开除患癌教师，要多讽刺就有多讽刺</p>

<p>Does '要多讽刺就有多讽刺' here mean 'you have to be as ironic as you need to be' (which i think quite weird here, but i'm not sure) or does it mean 'it's very ironic'?</p>

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要多＋adjective＋(就)有多    the most +adjective+ imaginable (you could imagine) e.g.要多荒唐有多荒唐

jukuu： looking as foolish as he could do：显得要多蠢就有多蠢。Abraham Lincoln: Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. 一个人打算要有多快乐，他就有多快乐
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The correct meaning for '要多讽刺就有多讽刺'
# The correct meaning for '要多讽刺就有多讽刺'

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-16)

“最具社会责任教育家”开除患癌教师，要多讽刺就有多讽刺

Does '要多讽刺就有多讽刺' here mean 'you have to be as ironic as you need to be' (which i think quite weird here, but i'm not sure) or does it mean 'it's very ironic'?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 要多＋adjective＋(就)有多    the most +adjective+ imaginable (you could imagine) e.g.要多荒唐有多荒唐  jukuu： looking as foolish as he could do：显得要多蠢就有多蠢。Abraham Lincoln: Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. 一个人打算要有多快乐，他就有多快乐  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-16. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It means "as ironic as you could imagine". It implies to the largest extent (as you could possibly imagine) .

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is phrase structure '要多__就有多__' often used?  
> **username_2**: Yeah, that's the case I gather. I could get more of these off the top of my head: 要多 久 就有多 久， 要多 长 就有多 长， 要多 漂亮 就有多 漂亮。 It seems it works for all kinds of descriptive words, like 好，坏，美， 年轻，老，痛, ..... ....  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-16. Score: 1

It's much more ironical that **the most social responsible educator** dismiss the cancerous teacher.

你要多少有多少  
Literally: How many you want, so many there are.  
You can get as more as you want.

宇宙要多大有多大  
Literally: How large is the universe you can imagine, so large it would be.  
The universe is as large as can imagine.


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