毋知死活
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]no; not | to know; to be aware | |||
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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
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): m̄ chai sí-oa̍h
- 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/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
Idiom
[edit]毋知死活
- (Hokkien) to act recklessly; to do something regardless of danger