無所謂

See also: 无所谓

Chinese

		(there) be not; no	so-called
trad. (無所謂)		無	所謂
simp. (无所谓)		无	所谓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúsuǒwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ so² wai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): bû-só͘-ūi / bû-sé-ūi / bû-só͘-ùi / bô-só͘-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúsuǒwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wusuuowey
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ so² wai⁶
  - Yale: mòuh só waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ so² wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ so² wei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-só͘-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bû-sóo-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: busofui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-sé-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bû-sé-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: busefui
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-só͘-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: bû-sóo-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: busofuix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-só͘-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bô-sóo-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boisofui
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

Verb

無所謂

to be unable to be called; to be not applicable

這件事無所謂誰對誰錯。 [MSC, trad.]
这件事无所谓谁对谁错。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè jiàn shì wúsuǒwèi shuí duì shuí cuò. [Pinyin]
This matter is not about who's right or wrong.
to not matter

使用 A 方案還是 B 方案，這無所謂。 [MSC, trad.]
使用 A 方案还是 B 方案，这无所谓。 [MSC, simp.]
Shǐyòng A fāng'àn hái shì B fāng'àn, zhè wúsuǒwèi. [Pinyin]
It doesn't matter whether Plan A or B is used.
to not care; to be indifferent

晚上吃什麼，我無所謂。 [MSC, trad.]
晚上吃什么，我无所谓。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǎnshang chī shénme, wǒ wúsuǒwèi. [Pinyin]
As for what to eat for dinner, I don't care.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 冇所謂／冇所谓 (mou5 so2 wai6)
(Mandarin, sense 1) 說不上／说不上, 談不上／谈不上
(Mandarin, sense 2, 3) 沒關係／没关系 (méiguānxi)

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