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放蕩不羈

简放荡不羁 · 繁放蕩不羈

Mandarin · pinyin fàng dàng bù jī

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
蕩: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
羈: Look up this written character
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse
羁: jī · halter; restrain, hold, control

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4–4–4–1 · fang4 dang4 bu4 ji1

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fong3 dong6 bat1 gei1

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(idiomatic) unconventional and unrestrained; wanton and unrestrained; dissolute

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