三七二十一

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Chinese

three seven twenty-one; 21
trad. (三七二十一) 二十一
simp. #(三七二十一) 二十一
Literally: “three sevens beget twenty-one”.

Etymology

Originally a line in the Chinese multiplication table.

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Idiom

三七二十一

  1. (figurative) (to not care about) the actual situation; facts of the matter

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