眾怒難犯

简 众怒难犯 · 繁 眾怒難犯
Mandarin · pinyin zhòng nù nán fàn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) one cannot afford to incur public wrath
  2. it is dangerous to incur the anger of the masses
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眾
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怒
nù · anger, rage, passion; angry
難
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犯
fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
众
zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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4–4–2–4 · zhong4 nu4 nan2 fan4

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眾怒難犯 · zhong4 nu4 nan2 fan4
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Exact source record眾怒難犯 众怒难犯 [zhong4 nu4 nan2 fan4] /(idiom) one cannot afford to incur public wrath/it is dangerous to incur the anger of the masses/