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不顾死活 — “To disregard one's own safety or life”

不顾死活 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disregard one's own safety or life”. To be reckless and desperate. Literally, “to disregard life or death; not caring about life or death”.

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不顾死活 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不顾死活 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
顾
gù10look back, consider, visit, hire
死
sǐ6to die
活
huó9alive, living, work

Example Sentence with 不顾死活

他为了救人,不顾死活地跳进了冰冷的河水中
He jumped into the icy river to save someone, completely disregarding his own life.

Idioms Related to 不顾死活

Synonyms of 不顾死活

  • bù不gù顾yī一qiè切disregard everything

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

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Questions about 不顾死活

What does 不顾死活 mean?

不顾死活 (bù gù sǐ huó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disregard one's own safety or life”.

How do you pronounce 不顾死活?

不顾死活 is pronounced bù gù sǐ huó in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 不顾死活 literally mean?

Literally, 不顾死活 means “to disregard life or death; not caring about life or death”. It is used to mean “to disregard one's own safety or life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 不顾死活?

顾:顾念,考虑。连生死也不考虑了。形容拼命蛮干,不顾一切。

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