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逍遙自在

简逍遥自在 · 繁逍遙自在

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo yáo zì zai

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
outside the reach of the law (of criminal)
at large

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逍: xiāo · ramble, stroll, jaunt, loiter
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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
遥: yáo · far away, distant, remote

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1–2–4–5 · xiao1 yao2 zi4 zai5

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siu1 jiu4 zi6 zoi6

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(idiomatic) free and unfettered; leisurely and carefree

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