無所謂

See also: 无所谓

Chinese

		(there) be not; no	so-called
trad. (無所謂)		無	所謂
simp. (无所谓)		无	所谓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúsuǒwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ so² wai⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bû-só͘-ūi / bû-sé-ūi / bû-só͘-ùi / bô-só͘-ūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúsuǒwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúsuǒwèi
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-so³-wei⁴
    • Yale: wú-swǒ-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wusuoowey
    • Palladius: усовэй (usovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ so² wai⁶
    • Yale: mòuh só waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ so² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ so² wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-só͘-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: bû-sóo-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: busofui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-sé-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: bû-sé-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: busefui
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-só͘-ùi
    • Tâi-lô: bû-sóo-uì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: busofuix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-só͘-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: bô-sóo-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boisofui
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

Verb

無所謂

1. to be unable to be called; to be not applicable

   這件事無所謂誰對誰錯。 [MSC, trad.]
   这件事无所谓谁对谁错。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè jiàn shì wúsuǒwèi shéi duì shéi cuò. [Pinyin]

   This matter is not about who's right or wrong.

2. to not matter

   使用A方案還是B方案，這無所謂。 [MSC, trad.]
   使用A方案还是B方案，这无所谓。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shǐyòng A fāng'àn hái shì B fāng'àn, zhè wúsuǒwèi. [Pinyin]

   It doesn't matter whether Plan A or B is used.

3. to not care; to be indifferent

   晚上吃什麼，我無所謂。 [MSC, trad.]
   晚上吃什么，我无所谓。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǎnshang chī shénme, wǒ wúsuǒwèi. [Pinyin]

   As for what to eat for dinner, I don't care.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 冇所謂／冇所谓 (mou5 so2 wai6)
• (Mandarin, sense 1) 說不上／说不上 (shuōbushàng), 談不上／谈不上 (tánbúshàng)
• (Mandarin, sense 2, 3) 沒關係／没关系 (méi guānxi)

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