三七二十一

Chinese

		three	seven	twenty-one; 21
simp. and trad. (三七二十一)		三	七	二十一
Literally: “three sevens beget twenty-one”.

Etymology

Originally a line in the Chinese multiplication table.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sān qī èrshíyī

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ cat¹ ji⁶ sap⁶ jat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm chhit ngi-sṳ̍p-yit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sān qī èrshíyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san qi1 ellshyryi1
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ cat¹ ji⁶ sap⁶ jat¹
  - Yale: sāam chāt yih sahp yāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsat⁷ ji⁶ sap⁹ jat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ ced¹ yi⁶ seb⁶ yed¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jiː²² sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm chhit ngi-sṳ̍p-yit
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ qid` ngi siib id`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ qid⁵ ngi⁴ sib⁶ yid⁵
  - IPA: /sam²⁴ t͡ɕʰit̚² ɲi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ it̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm chhit ngi-sṳ̍p-yit
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ qid` ngi siib (r)id`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ qid⁵ ngi⁴ sib⁶ yid⁵
  - IPA: /sam²⁴ t͡ɕʰit̚² ɲi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ (j)it̚²/

Idiom

三七二十一

(figuratively) (to not care about) the actual situation; facts of the matter

Derived terms

不問三七二十一／不问三七二十一
不管三七二十一 (bùguǎn sān qī èrshíyī)

管他三七二十一 (guǎn tā sān qī èrshíyī)

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