作死

作死

Chinese

		(dialectal) to look for trouble; to be pretentious	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
simp. and trad. (作死)		作	死

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuōsǐ, zuòsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛ ㄙˇ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ sei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuōsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛ ㄙˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuosyy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, uncommon)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuòsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohsyy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ sei²
    • Yale: jok séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ séi²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ sei̯³⁵/

Verb

作死

1. (colloquial) to seek death; to invite death by recklessness; to look for trouble

   你這個虎剌孩作死也。你的銀子又少，怎敢罵我？ [MSC, trad.]
   你这个虎剌孩作死也。你的银子又少，怎敢骂我？ [MSC, simp.]

   From: 元·無名氏《陳州糶米》第一摺

   Nǐ zhège hǔlàhái zuòsǐ yě. Nǐ de yínzǐ yòu shào, zěn gǎn mà wǒ? [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this example)

   這賊配軍卻不是作死，倒來戲弄老娘！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
   这贼配军却不是作死，倒来戏弄老娘！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

   From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE

   Zhè zéi pèijūn què bùshì zuòsǐ, dǎo lái xìnòng lǎoniáng! [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this example)

   你是要作死啊？！  ―  Nǐ shì yào zuōsǐ a?!  ―  Are you trying to get into trouble or what?

   作死你呀？ [Cantonese]  ―  Zok³ sei² nei⁵ aa⁴? [Jyutping]  ―  Are you trying to get into trouble?

See also

• 找死 (zhǎosǐ)
• 活得不耐煩／活得不耐烦 (huó de bùnàifán)