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逍遙自得

简逍遥自得 · 繁逍遙自得

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo yáo zì dé

doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free

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逍: xiāo · ramble, stroll, jaunt, loiter
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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
遥: yáo · far away, distant, remote

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1–2–4–2 · xiao1 yao2 zi4 de2

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siu1 jiu4 zi6 dak1

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