逍遥法外

xiāo yáo fǎ wài · xiao yao fa wai

Traditional 逍遙法外

Meaning

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

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那(nà)个(ge)杀(shā)人(rén)犯(fàn)依(yī)然(rán)逍(xiāo)遥(yáo)法(fǎ)外(wài)。

The murderer is still at large.

Tatoeba: Chinese by soueihin · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

警(jǐng)方(fāng)正(zhèng)在(zài)追(zhuī)捕(bǔ)那(nà)名(míng)逍(xiāo)遥(yáo)法(fǎ)外(wài)的(de)逃(táo)犯(fàn)。

The police are hunting the fugitive who is still at large.

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