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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「恣意妄為」.

The idiom 「恣意妄為」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Willful: arbitrary, casual; reckless: act recklessly. Do whatever you want and act recklessly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zì yì wàng wéi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji3 yi3 mong5 wai6/wai4

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.