See 無法無天 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹"
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{
"zh-pron": "bû-hoat-bû-thian"
},
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "wúfǎwútiān"
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"zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "wúfǎwútian"
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{
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "wu²-fa³-wu²-tʻien¹"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "wú-fǎ-wú-tyān"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "wufaawutian"
},
{
"tags": [
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "уфаутянь"
},
{
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ufautjanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
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},
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"zh-pron": "mòuh faat mòuh tīn"
},
{
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
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},
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"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "bû-huat-bû-thian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "bu'hoatbu'tiefn"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
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"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
}
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"word": "無法無天"
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}
],
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"name": "zh-l"
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"2": "law"
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"1": "無",
"2": "not have"
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"name": "zh-l"
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"2": "heavenly justice"
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],
"etymology_text": "From\n* 無／无 (wú, “not have”) + 法 (fǎ) (short for 法紀／法纪 (fǎjì, “law”)): (\"no (respect for) law\") +\n* 無／无 (wú, “not have”) + 天 (tiān) (short for 天理 (tiānlǐ, “heavenly justice”).\nLiterally \"no (respect for) heaven(ly) justice\".",
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"zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
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"Jyutping"
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹"
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"zh-pron": "wúfǎwútiān"
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"zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "wúfǎwútian"
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"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "wu²-fa³-wu²-tʻien¹"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "wú-fǎ-wú-tyān"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "wufaawutian"
},
{
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"Palladius",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "уфаутянь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ufautjanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "mòuh faat mòuh tīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "bû-hoat-bû-thian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "bû-huat-bû-thian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "bu'hoatbu'tiefn"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
}
],
"word": "無法無天"
}
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