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法外之地

Mandarin · pinyin fǎ wài zhī dì

lawless area

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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3–4–1–4 · fa3 wai4 zhi1 di4

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noun

lawless place; place not governed by the law

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