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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siau-iâu-hoat-gōa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoyáofǎwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaoyáofǎwài
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-yao²-fa³-wai⁴
    • Yale: syāu-yáu-fǎ-wài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauyaufaaway
    • Palladius: сяояофавай (sjaojaofavaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ jiu⁴ faat³ ngoi⁶
    • Yale: sīu yìuh faat ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ jiu⁴ faat⁸ ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ yiu⁴ fad³ ngoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹ faːt̚³ ŋɔːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-iâu-hoat-gōa
    • Tâi-lô: siau-iâu-huat-guā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siau'iau'hoatgoa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² iau²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ iau²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² iau¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ iau²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ iau²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³/

Idiom

逍遙法外

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