無牽無掛

简 无牵无挂 · 繁 無牽無掛
Mandarin · pinyin wú qiān wú guà

Meanings

  1. (idiom) unburdened by obligations or attachments; carefree
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無
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掛
guà · hang, suspend; suspense
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
牵
qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
挂
guà · hang, suspend; suspense
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2–1–2–4 · wu2 qian1 wu2 gua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 hin1 mou4 gwaa3

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mou4 hin1 mou4 gwaa3

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  1. (idiomatic) to be free from worries; to be carefree

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