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Open the tool →超然物外 (chāo rán wù wài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be detached from worldly concerns”.
超然物外 is pronounced chāo rán wù wài in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 超然物外 means “to transcend beyond worldly things; to be above material matters”. It is used to mean “to be detached from worldly concerns”.
超:高超脱俗;物外:世外。超出世俗生活之外。引申为置身事外。