Meaning of xiāo yáo fǎ wài:
xiāo yáo fǎ wài
逍遥法外
Adjective
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
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Tā suīrán fànle zuì, dàn sìhū réng zài xiāo yáo fǎ wài.
他虽然犯了罪，但似乎仍在逍遥法外。
Although he committed a crime, he still seems to be evading retribution.
Verb
getting away with it (e.g. crimes)
Tā fàn xià le xǔ duō zuì xíng, què réng rán xiāo yáo fǎ wài.
他犯下了许多罪行，却仍然逍遥法外。
He committed many crimes, yet he is still getting away with it.
Adverb
still at large
Jǐngfāng zhèngzài nǔlì zhuābǔ réngrán xiāoyáofǎwài de xiányífàn.
警方正在努力抓捕仍然逍遥法外的嫌疑犯。
The police are working hard to capture the suspect who is still at large.
