"要么....要么" a taiwanese or chinese phrase?

[graphis_7]

I am originally a cantonese so i havn't heard of this "要么" phrase before, just want to know if the usage of this phase is specific to a locale? Is it used in China/ Taiwan?

Thanks!

[imron]

It's used all the time in mainland China, and to me is a standard part of Mandarin.

[creamyhorror]

I associate it with the mainland. It's not used in Singapore, and I don't think I've heard it on Taiwanese shows.

[Olle Linge]

I have mostly studied Chinese in Taiwan and although I've seen this written occasionally, I think I've never heard it spoken. This doesn't necessarily mean that people don't use it at all of course, but at least it's much less common here than on the mainland.

[skylee]

I think it is a very common pattern. I don't use it when I speak (because I usually speak in Cantonese), but I use it in writing.