be unconventional; transcend common practice
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be unconventional; to be free from worldly conventions
literaryOften used in the negative or rhetorical negative forms (e.g., 未能免俗, 未能免俗也) to admit that one still acts according to common social customs despite knowing they might be trite.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
sòng送
lǐ礼
shì是
sú俗
tào套
，
dàn但
wǒ我
yě也
wèi未
néng能
miǎn免
sú俗
。
Everyone knows that gift-giving is a cliché, but I also couldn't escape the convention.
Shī诗
rén人
xìng性
qíng情
gū孤
ào傲
，
xíng行
shì事
cháng常
cháng常
miǎn免
sú俗
。
The poet has a solitary and proud temperament, often acting unconventionally.
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Féng逢
nián年
guò过
jié节
fā发
hóng红
bāo包
，
zhè这
sú俗
pà怕
shì是
miǎn免
bù不
liǎo了
。
Giving red envelopes during festivals is a custom that probably can't be avoided.
Tā他
tè特
lì立
dú独
xíng行
，
zǒng总
xiǎng想
miǎn免
sú俗
，
què却
bù不
miǎn免
bèi被
rén人
yì议
lùn论
。
He is a maverick who always tries to be unconventional, yet he inevitably becomes the subject of gossip.