肆無忌憚

简 肆无忌惮 · 繁 肆無忌憚
Mandarin · pinyin sì wú jì dàn

Meanings

  1. absolutely unrestrained
  2. unbridled
  3. without the slightest scruple
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肆
sì · indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop
無
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忌
jì · jealous, envious; fear
憚
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
惮
dàn · dread, shrink from, shirk, fear
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4–2–4–4 · si4 wu2 ji4 dan4

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si3 mou4 gei6 daan6

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si3 mou4 gei6 daan6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) brazen; unbridled; wanton; unscrupulous

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