不管三七二十一

Chinese

three sevens beget twenty-one; the actual situation; facts of the matter
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


Idiom

不管三七二十一

  1. (colloquial) to cast all caution to the wind and act without thinking of the consequences

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