明知故犯

Chinese

		to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly; intentionally; knowingly; deliberately	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	to violate; to offend
simp. and trad. (明知故犯)		明知	故	犯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzhīgùfàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-dî-ku-fam

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhīgùfàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhihgùfàn
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chih¹-ku⁴-fan⁴
    • Yale: míng-jr̄-gù-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjyguhfann
    • Palladius: минчжигуфань (minčžigufanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶
    • Yale: mìhng jī gu faahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi¹ gu³ faan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji¹ gu³ fan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kuː³³ faːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-dî-ku-fam
    • Hakka Romanization System: minˇ di´ gu fam
    • Hagfa Pinyim: min² di¹ gu⁴ fam⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ di²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁵⁵ fam⁵⁵/

Idiom

明知故犯

1. to knowingly do wrong

   叫極佢都唔聽，仲明知故犯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   叫极佢都唔听，仲明知故犯。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   giu³ gik⁶ keoi⁵ dou¹ m⁴ teng¹, zung⁶ ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶. [Jyutping]

   He doesn't listen after being told many times, and he still knowingly does wrong.

Antonyms

• 無知而犯／无知而犯