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肆無忌憚

简肆无忌惮 · 繁肆無忌憚

Mandarin · pinyin sì wú jì dàn

absolutely unrestrained
unbridled
without the slightest scruple

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肆: sì · indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop
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忌: jì · jealous, envious; fear
憚: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
惮: dàn · dread, shrink from, shirk, fear

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4–2–4–4 · si4 wu2 ji4 dan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si3 mou4 gei6 daan6

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(idiomatic) brazen; unbridled; wanton; unscrupulous

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