不 管 三 七 二 十 一

bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yīdictionary entry

regardless of the consequences / recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast

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不管三七二十一 不管三七二十一 [bu4 guan3 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] /regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast/

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