毋知死活

Chinese

		no; not	to know; to be aware	life or death; fate; simply life or death; fate; simply; anyway; would do something no matter what
trad. (毋知死活)		毋	知	死活
simp. #(毋知死活)		毋	知	死活
alternative forms		莫知死活

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): m̄ chai sí-oa̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄ chai sí-oa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: m̄ tsai sí-ua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: m zay syoah
    • IPA (Philippines): /m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡sai³³ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uaʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

Idiom

毋知死活

1. (Hokkien) to act recklessly; to do something regardless of danger

Synonyms

• 不知死活 (bùzhīsǐhuó)
• (Hokkien) 毋知死

Derived terms

• 七月半鴨仔——毋知死活／七月半鸭仔——毋知死活