fault; wrongdoing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fault; error; wrongdoing
literaryA classical/literary term, almost always used in the negative idiom "冒天下之大不韪." It emphasizes a serious transgression against accepted norms or morality.
Tā他
mào冒
tiān天
xià下
zhī之
dà大
bù不
wěi韪
，
fā发
bù布
le了
nà那
fèn份
xuān宣
yán言
。
He defied the universal condemnation of the world to issue that manifesto.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bèi背
pàn叛
xíng行
wéi为
，
kě可
wèi谓
tiān天
xià下
zhī之
zhì至
bù不
wěi韪
。
This act of betrayal is the greatest of all wrongdoings under heaven.
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Shuí谁
gǎn敢
wéi为
cǐ此
bù不
wěi韪
，
bì必
jiāng将
bèi被
zhòng众
rén人
tuò唾
qì弃
。
Whoever dares to commit such a wrong will inevitably be cast aside by all.