Chinese

逍遙法外

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹/

to be at large; to be on the loose

Etymology graph

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這個詞彙由四個漢字組成：逍、遙、法、外。其中「逍」用於「逍遙」一詞；「遙」表示遙遠或遠方；「法」指法律、規則、規章或法令；「外」則表示外面或外部。

在字形結構上，「法」字包含語義成分「水」與「廌」（一種小型鹿類或羚羊狀的動物），並以「盍」作為音符。「外」字則由語義成分「卜」與音符「月」組成。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

characterChinese逍 “Used in 逍遙／逍遥 (xiāoyáo).”
characterChinese遙 “distant; far away”
characterChinese法 “law; rule; regulation; statute”
- meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
- meaningChinese廌 “a kind of small deer-like ungulate, antelope”
- soundChinese盍 “why; how”
characterChinese外 “out; outside; external”
- meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
- soundChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”

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Origin

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characterChinese逍 “Used in 逍遙／逍遥 (xiāoyáo).”
characterChinese遙 “distant; far away”
characterChinese法 “law; rule; regulation; statute”
- meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
- meaningChinese廌 “a kind of small deer-like ungulate, antelope”
- soundChinese盍 “why; how”
characterChinese外 “out; outside; external”
- meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
- soundChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”