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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「姿意妄為」 today for free with this guide.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「姿意妄為」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

To act arbitrarily and unlawfully often refers to extreme stubbornness and self-absorption, often with an almost irrepressible sense of capriciousness.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zī yì wàng wéi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji1 yi3 mong5 wai6/wai4

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