知法犯法

Chinese

		to know the law	to break the law; to commit a crime
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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīfǎfànfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄈㄚˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihfǎfànfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-fa³-fan⁴-fa³
  - Yale: jr̄-fǎ-fàn-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyfaafannfaa
  - Palladius: чжифафаньфа (čžifafanʹfa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³
  - Yale: jī faat faahn faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ faat⁸ faan⁶ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ fad³ fan⁶ fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ faːt̚³ faːn²² faːt̚³/

Idiom

知法犯法

to know the law, but break it anyway
身為警察，佢竟然知法犯法，真係警隊嘅恥辱！ [Cantonese, trad.]
身为警察，佢竟然知法犯法，真系警队嘅耻辱！ [Cantonese, simp.]
san¹ wai⁴ ging² caat³, keoi⁵ ging² jin⁴ zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³, zan¹ hai⁶ ging² deoi⁶ ge³ ci² juk⁶! [Jyutping]
As a policeman, he dared to break the law while knowing it. What a disgrace to the police force!

Synonyms

(rules or law) 明知故犯 (míngzhīgùfàn)

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