铡刀剃秃头，硬拿着脑袋玩儿鍘刀剃禿頭，硬拿著腦袋玩兒鍘刀剃禿頭，硬拿着腦袋玩兒

shaving a bald head with a straw chopper: stubbornly playing with one's head

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone who recklessly gambles with their own life. Critical or warning.

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Simplified: 铡刀剃秃头，硬拿着脑袋玩儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 鍘刀剃禿頭，硬拿著腦袋玩兒
Traditional (Hong Kong): 鍘刀剃禿頭，硬拿着腦袋玩兒
Pinyin: zhádāo tì tūtóu, yìng názhe nǎodai wánr
Bopomofo: ㄓㄚˊ ㄉㄠㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄊㄡˊ，ㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄚˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄋㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄞㄨㄢˊㄦ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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