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三七二十一

sān qī èr shí yī

5-character word

What 三七二十一 means

1. three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
2. the facts of the matter
3. the actual situation

The characters in 三七二十一

• 三sānthree; 3
• 七qīseven; 7
• 二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
• 十shíten; 10
• 一yīone; single; a (article)

Example sentences

• 孔子下山来点名，点到谁谁就是乌龟；不管三七二十一，我妈说选一个，最好的一个，就！是！你！
  Confucius came down the mountain to call the roll; whoever gets called is a turtle. Regardless of three sevens twenty-one, my mom said pick one, the best one, it's you!

Words containing 三七二十一

• 不管三七二十一bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yīregardless of the consequences; recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
• 管他三七二十一guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yīwho cares; no matter what; regardless of the consequences