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逍遥法外

xiāo yáo fǎ wài

4-character word Traditional 逍遙法外

What 逍遥法外 means

1. unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
2. getting away with it (e.g. crimes)
3. still at large

The characters in 逍遥法外

• 逍xiāoused in 逍遥
• 遥yáo(bound form) distant; remote; far away
• 法fǎlaw; method; way
• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign

Example sentences

• 那个杀人犯依然逍遥法外。
  The murderer is still at large.