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

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

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄ chai sí-oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: m̄ tsai sí-ua̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: m zay syoah
  - IPA (Taipei): /m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Philippines): /m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡sai³³ ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uaʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

Idiom

毋知死活

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

Synonyms

不知死活 (bùzhīsǐhuó)
(Min Nan) 毋知死

Derived terms

七月半鴨仔——毋知死活／七月半鸭仔——毋知死活

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