📖 Meaning
To have no scruples, hesitation, or fear about one's words or actions. It describes someone who acts boldly without worrying about consequences or social norms. It is synonymous with 无所顾忌.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom is a classical four-character compound formed from 无所 (having nothing) and 顾惮 (scruple and fear). 顾 means to take into consideration, while 惮 means to dread or fear. Together they denote a state of being entirely unencumbered by apprehension. It appears in various classical texts as a variant of the more common 无所顾忌, carrying the same sense of acting without restraint or worry.
💡 Example Usage
他仗着家族势力，做事无所顾惮，得罪了许多人。
Relying on his family's power, he acted without any scruples and offended many people.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 无所顾惮
- Pinyin: wú suǒ gù dàn
- Literal Translation: nothing, that which, consider, fear
- Category: Attitude
- Characters: 4