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The word 为所欲为 is formed by repeating the character 为 (to do) at the start and end, with 所 (a particle that nominalizes the following clause) and 欲 (to want) inserted between them, creating a literal meaning of "do what one wants to do".

Word Definition - 为所欲为

wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases