Chinese word

肆无忌惮

Pronunciation

Pinyinsì wú jì dàn

Meaning

  • idiomwithout restraint

Example

他在公司里肆无忌惮地批评同事。tā zài gōng sī lǐ sì wú jì dàn dì pī píng tóng shì

At the company, he criticizes his colleagues without restraint.

Illustration for 肆无忌惮 (without restraint)

More examples

孩子们在课堂上肆无忌惮地打闹。hái zi men zài kè táng shàng sì wú jì dàn dì dǎ nào

The children fool around without restraint in class.

Core concept

A person steps over every boundary, speaking or acting as if no rule or scruple can hold them back.

Similar words

为所欲为wéi suǒ yù wéi: Follows personal wishes freely, without limits or concern for proper behavior.
无所顾忌wú suǒ gù jì: Behaves without holding back or taking possible worries and objections to heart.
毫无顾忌háo wú gù jì: Completely ignores scruples and acts without the slightest sense of restraint.

Definition in Chinese

毫不顾忌地言行放肆，常用来批评行为无节制、任意妄为。háo bú gù jì dì yán xíng fàng sì cháng yòng lái pī píng xíng wéi wú jié zhì rèn yì wàng wéi

Word origin

The idiom 肆无忌惮 (sìwújìdàn, "unrestrained") combines 肆 (sì, "to indulge") + 无 (wú, "without") + 忌 (jì, "scruple") + 惮 (dàn, "fear") to portray conduct with no restraint or fear.

Usage tips

  • It commonly comes before a verb in an adverbial phrase, and the surrounding verb supplies the action being criticized.

Other meanings

  • as he pleasesidiom
  • brazenlyidiom

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