知法犯法

Chinese

		to know the law	to break the law
simp. and trad. (知法犯法)		知法	犯法

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīfǎfànfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄈㄚˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīfǎfànfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄈㄚˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyfaafannfaa
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fa̠n⁵¹ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³
  - Yale: jī faat faahn faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ faat⁸ faan⁶ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ fad³ fan⁶ fad³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ fɑːt̚³ fɑːn²² fɑːt̚³/

Idiom

知法犯法

to know the law, but break it anyway

身為警察，佢竟然知法犯法，真係警隊嘅羞辱！ [Cantonese, trad.]
身为警察，佢竟然知法犯法，真系警队嘅羞辱！ [Cantonese, simp.]
San¹ wai⁴ ging² caat³, keoi⁵ ging² jin⁴ zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³, zan¹ hai⁶ ging² deoi⁶ ge³ sau¹ juk⁶! [Jyutping]
As a policeman, he dared to break the law while knowing it. What a disgrace to the police force!

Synonyms

明知故犯 (míngzhīgùfàn) (rules or law)

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