court death; ask for trouble
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to court death; to ask for trouble; to invite disaster by acting recklessly
informalTypically used in spoken language to scold or warn someone who is acting recklessly, disregarding obvious danger, or doing something suicidal. Often appears in rhetorical questions or exclamations.
Nǐ你
zhǎo找
sǐ死
a啊
！
Dà大
mǎ马
lù路
zhōng中
jiān间
yě也
gǎn敢
zhàn站
zhe着
？
Are you courting death? How dare you stand in the middle of the main road?
Jiǔ酒
hòu后
jià驾
chē车
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zhǎo找
sǐ死
。
Driving under the influence is simply asking for death.
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Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
qù去
shēn深
shān山
lǎo老
lín林
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
zhǎo找
sǐ死
ma吗
？
Him going alone into the deep mountains and old forests— isn't that courting death?
Bù不
chuān穿
fáng防
hù护
zhuāng装
bèi备
jiù就
jìn进
gōng工
dì地
，
děng等
yú于
zhǎo找
sǐ死
。
Entering a construction site without protective gear is equivalent to seeking death.