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冒大不韙

简 冒大不韪 · 繁 冒大不韙
Mandarin · pinyin mào dà bù wěi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to face opprobrium
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冒
mào · risk, brave, dare
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
韙
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韪
wěi · right; proper; propriety
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4–4–4–3 · mao4 da4 bu4 wei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou6 daai6 bat1 wai5

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mou6 daai6 bat1 wai5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to act in defiance of universal condemnation

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