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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāoyáofǎwài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄧㄠˊ 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

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

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