逍遥自得 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• doing as one pleases ; foot-loose and fancy free

Character by character

• 逍xiāoto ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter
• 遥yáodistant, remote
• 自zìself; private, personal; from
• 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; r

Idioms sharing a character

• 逍遥法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài
• 逍遥自在 xiāo yáo zì zai
• 遥遥无期 yáo yáo wú qī
• 遥遥领先 yáo yáo lǐng xiān
• 不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān
• 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
• 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
• 不言自明 bù yán zì míng
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
• 作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù

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