明知故犯

Chinese

		to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly; intentionally; knowingly; deliberately	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	to violate; to offend
simp. and trad. (明知故犯)		明知	故	犯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngzhīgùfàn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-dî-ku-fam

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhīgùfàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhihgùfàn
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-chih¹-ku⁴-fan⁴
  - Yale: míng-jr̄-gù-fàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjyguhfann
  - Palladius: минчжигуфань (minčžigufanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶
  - Yale: mìhng jī gu faahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi¹ gu³ faan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji¹ gu³ fan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kuː³³ faːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-dî-ku-fam
  - Hakka Romanization System: min^ˇ di^ˊ gu fam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² di¹ gu⁴ fam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ di²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁵⁵ fam⁵⁵/

Idiom

明知故犯

to knowingly do wrong
叫極佢都唔聽，仲明知故犯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
叫极佢都唔听，仲明知故犯。 [Cantonese, simp.]
giu³ gik⁶ keoi⁵ dou¹ m⁴ teng¹, zung⁶ ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶. [Jyutping]
He doesn't listen after being told many times, and he still knowingly does wrong.

Antonyms

無知而犯／无知而犯