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無法無天

简无法无天 · 繁無法無天

Mandarin · pinyin wú fǎ wú tiān

(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–3–2–1 · wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1

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mou4 faat3 mou4 tin1

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(idiomatic) no respect for law and order; unruly

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