放肆 fàngsì wanton
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent
How to remember 放肆: 放 put + 肆 to indulge = wanton.
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How it is used
- Describes brazen, disrespectful behavior - 太放肆了 (tài fàngsì le) how impudent!, 放肆地大笑 (fàngsì de dàxiào) laugh with abandon.
- Often a scolding: 不许放肆! (bùxǔ fàngsì) don't you dare be so insolent. Stronger and angrier than 放纵; it's about disrespecting others or authority.