Usage of the character 逍
xiāo
逍
[逍]
- used in 逍遙／逍遥 (xiāoyáo)
xiāoyáo
逍遥
[逍遙]
- free and unfettered
xiāoyáofǎwài
逍遥法外
[逍遙法外]
- unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
- getting away with it (e.g. crimes)
- still at large
xiāoyáozìzai
逍遥自在
[逍遙自在]
- free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
- outside the reach of the law (of criminal)
- at large
xiāoyáozìdé
逍遥自得
[逍遙自得]
- doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free