作死

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuōsǐ, zuòsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛ ㄙˇ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ sei²
• Northern Min (KCR): cŏ̤-sǐ
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷tsoq-shi / ⁷tsoq-si₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuōsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuosǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tso¹-ssŭ³
    • Yale: dzwō-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuosyy
    • Palladius: цзосы (czosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, uncommon)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòsǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-ssŭ³
    • Yale: dzwò-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohsyy
    • Palladius: цзосы (czosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ sei²
    • Yale: jok séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ sei̯³⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cŏ̤-sǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔ²⁴ si²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tsoq-shi
    • MiniDict: tsoh^入 shi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tsoq-xi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soʔ³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tsoq-si₃
    • MiniDict: tsoh^入 si^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡soʔ⁵⁵ si⁵¹/

Verb

作死

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

   你是要作死啊？！ [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Nǐ shì yào zuōsǐ a?! [Pinyin]

   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?

   • 你這個虎剌孩作死也。你的銀子又少，怎敢罵我？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     你这个虎剌孩作死也。你的银子又少，怎敢骂我？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, 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 usage 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 usage example)

See also

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