不管三七二十一
Chinese edit
three sevens beget twenty-one; the actual situation; facts of the matter | |||
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trad. (不管三七二十一) | 不管 | 三七二十一 | |
simp. #(不管三七二十一) | 不管 | 三七二十一 | |
Literally: “do not care if three times seven equals 21”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
不管三七二十一
- (colloquial) to cast all caution to the wind and act without thinking of the consequences