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不作死就不會死

简不作死就不会死 · 繁不作死就不會死

Mandarin · pinyin bù zuò sǐ jiù bù huì sǐ

serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–4–3–4–4–4–3 · bu4 zuo4 si3 jiu4 bu4 hui4 si3

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(neologism, colloquial) You won't die if you do not seek death. / You will not get into trouble if you do not seek trouble.

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