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Chinese[edit]
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buy
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coffin; 8 circle
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hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
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to know; to be aware
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trad. (買棺材唔知埞)
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買
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棺材
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唔
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知
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埞
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simp. (买棺材唔知埞)
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买
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棺材
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唔
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知
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埞
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Literally: “don't know where to buy a coffin”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
買棺材唔知埞
- (Cantonese) to be unaware of risks; to fail to recognize the seriousness of a situation
Synonyms[edit]
- 不知死活 (bùzhīsǐhuó)
- (Cantonese) 唔知死 (m4 zi1 sei2)