unrestrained; unconventional; dissolute
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Meanings
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unrestrained by convention; free and unconventional; dissolute
literaryOriginally used to describe scholars who refused to be bound by conventional norms. Often found in literary or historical contexts describing the Wei-Jin period (魏晋) literati.
Wèi魏
Jìn晋
shí时
qī期
duō多
tuò拓
chí弛
zhī之
shì士
，
tā他
men们
jì寄
qíng情
shān山
shuǐ水
，
zòng纵
jiǔ酒
kuáng狂
gē歌
。
The Wei and Jin dynasties saw many unrestrained scholars who found solace in mountains and waters, indulging in wine and singing freely.
Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
shēng生
xìng性
tuò拓
chí弛
，
bù不
yuàn愿
shòu受
shì世
sú俗
guī规
ju矩
shù束
fù缚
。
This painter is unrestrained by nature and refuses to be bound by worldly conventions.
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Tā他
shì是
ge个
tuò拓
chí弛
zhī之
shì士
，
cóng从
bù不
jū拘
nì泥
yú于
lǐ礼
jiào教
。
He is an unrestrained scholar who never adheres rigidly to moral codes.