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逍遥自在

xiāo yáo zì zaidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-75b65cf48b867d3a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

逍遙自在 逍遥自在 [xiao1 yao2 zi4 zai5] /free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered/outside the reach of the law (of criminal)/at large/

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Other forms in these source records: 逍遙自在

  • 逍
    xiāo

    used in 逍遙|逍遥[xiāo yáo]

  • 遥
    yáo

    (bound form) distant / remote / far away

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

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