知規犯規

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	compass; rule	to break a rule; to foul
trad. (知規犯規)		知	規	犯規
simp. (知规犯规)		知	规	犯规

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīguīfànguī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄈㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ kwai¹ faan⁶ kwai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīguīfànguī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄈㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihgueifànguei
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-kuei¹-fan⁴-kuei¹
    • Yale: jr̄-gwēi-fàn-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jygueifannguei
    • Palladius: чжигуйфаньгуй (čžigujfanʹguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fän⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ kwai¹ faan⁶ kwai¹
    • Yale: jī kwāi faahn kwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ kwai¹ faan⁶ kwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ kuei¹ fan⁶ kuei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ faːn²² kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

知規犯規

1. to know the rule, but break it anyway

   他明知是必須這樣做，但他不願意做，他知規犯規！ [MSC, trad.]
   他明知是必须这样做，但他不愿意做，他知规犯规！ [MSC, simp.]

   Tā míngzhī shì bìxū zhèyàng zuò, dàn tā bù yuànyì zuò, tā zhīguīfànguī! [Pinyin]

   He already knows that it's necessary to do that, but he doesn't want to do it, so he already knows the rule, but he breaks it anyway!

Synonyms

• 明知故犯 (míngzhīgùfàn)