买干鱼放生，不知死活買幹魚放生，不知死活買幹魚放生，不知死活

buy dried fish to set free: not knowing dead or alive

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone who acts recklessly with no thought of danger or consequences.
Wordplay: 死活 (sǐhuó) literally means dead or alive, and also means danger or consequences in general.

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Simplified: 买干鱼放生，不知死活
Traditional (Taiwan): 買幹魚放生，不知死活
Pinyin: mǎi gān yú fàngshēng, bùzhīsǐhuó
Pinyin (Taiwan): mǎi gàn yú fàngshēng, bùzhīsǐhuó
Bopomofo: ㄇㄞˇ ㄍㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄥ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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