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自由放任

Mandarin · pinyin zì yóu fàng rèn

Meanings

  1. laissez-faire
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Characters in this entry

自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
由
yóu · cause, reason; from
放
fàng · put, release, free, liberate
任
rèn · trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
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4–2–4–4 · zi4 you2 fang4 ren4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

zi6 jau4 fong3 jam6

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phrase

  1. (economics, politics) laissez faire
  2. (idiomatic) to allow unrestrained freedom

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