無法無天

简 无法无天 · 繁 無法無天
Mandarin · pinyin wú fǎ wú tiān

Meanings

  1. (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly
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法
fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–3–2–1 · wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1

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mou4 faat3 mou4 tin1

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  1. (idiomatic) no respect for law and order; unruly

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無法無天 · wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1
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Exact source record無法無天 无法无天 [wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1] /(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly/