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): ㄓ ㄈㄚˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīfǎfànfǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄈㄚˇ 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

1. 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 deoi^6-2 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)