唔理三七廿一
m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 jaa6 jat1n2 lǐ sān qī niàn yī
English
- regardless of consequences
- no matter what; casting all caution to the wind(s); regardless of the circumstances; come what may; no matter what; be indifferent to anything else; literally: not to care whether three or seven or twenty one
粵語 — Cantonese
- 不顧一切,不論是非情由。
Examples
唔理三七廿一,我都要準時去到機場架嘞。
I need get to the airport on time, no matter what.
唔理三七二十一,你同我交咗稿先好放工!
No matter what, you can't go home before finishing this draft!
佢攰到唔理三七廿一,返到屋企就即刻瞓覺。
He was so tired that he didn't care about anything and went straight to bed as soon as he got home.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk