- to let sb do whatever they want
- to indulge
- to give free reins to
- to let things slide
- to drift aimlessly
- laissez-faire
Characters
- 放 (放): to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- 任 (任): surname Ren; Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei
- 自 (自): (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 流 (流): to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
Resources
- Wiktionary: 放任自流
- MDBG: 放任自流
- Examples with 放任自流 on Tatoeba
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