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三七二十一
Mandarin · pinyin sān qī èr shí yī
Meanings
- three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
- the facts of the matter
- the actual situation
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1–1–4–2–1 · san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1
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saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1
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phrase
- (figurative) (to not care about) the actual situation; facts of the matter
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