不管不顾 (bù guǎn bú gù) — reckless; heedless; acting without regard for consequences
Definition
A fixed idiom meaning 'reckless, heedless' — describes someone acting without regard for consequences or others' concerns. Often used with 地 before a verb to modify the action, as in 不顾一切 (without a care for anything).
idiom
recklessheedlessacting without regard for consequences
Examples
- 不管不顾。Tā bù guǎn bú gù dì chōng jìn huǒ chǎng jiù rén.He recklessly rushed into the burning building to save people.
- 不管不顾，。Zhè hái zi zuò shì zǒng shì bù guǎn bú gù, ràng fù mǔ hěn dān xīn.This child always acts recklessly, which worries his parents a lot.
- ，不管不顾。Wèi le zhuī qiú mèng xiǎng, tā bù guǎn bú gù dì cí qù le wěn dìng de gōng zuò.To pursue his dream, he quit his stable job without a second thought.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate
Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.
不管不顾 joins 不管 ('not care') with 不顾 ('not regard'), giving reckless heedlessness.
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