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逍遥法外

xiāo yáo fǎ wàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still 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-f636da70029a9065. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

逍遙法外 逍遥法外 [xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4] /unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution/getting away with it (e.g. crimes)/still at large/

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Other forms in these source records: 逍遙法外

  • 逍
    xiāo

    used in 逍遙|逍遥[xiāo yáo]

  • 遥
    yáo

    (bound form) distant / remote / far away

  • 法
    fǎ

    law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])

    Fǎ

    France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

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