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目無法紀

简目无法纪 · 繁目無法紀

Mandarin · pinyin mù wú fǎ jì

with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules
in complete disorder

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
紀: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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4–2–3–4 · mu4 wu2 fa3 ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

muk6 mou4 faat3 gei2

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(idiomatic) to have no regard for the law or discipline; to flagrantly violate the law or rules

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