逍遙法外

逍遙法外

Chinese

		to stroll relaxingly; to walk leisurely; to wander in a carefree manner to stroll relaxingly; to walk leisurely; to wander in a carefree manner; to saunter about	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (逍遙法外)		逍遙	法	外
simp. (逍遥法外)		逍遥	法	外
Literally: “to remain free and unfettered outside the law”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoyáofǎwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ jiu⁴ faat³ ngoi⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): siau-iâu-hoat-gōa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiāoyáofǎwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauyaufaaway
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ jiu⁴ faat³ ngoi⁶
    • Yale: sīu yìuh faat ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ jiu⁴ faat⁸ ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ yiu⁴ fad³ ngoi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹ fäːt̚³ ŋɔːy̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-iâu-hoat-gōa
    • Tâi-lô: siau-iâu-huat-guā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siau'iau'hoatgoa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² iaʊ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ gua²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ iaʊ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ gua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² iaʊ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ gua²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ gua³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʊ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ gua³³/

Idiom

逍遙法外

1. (of fugitives) to be at large; to be on the loose