違 (wai4 | wei2) : disobey; violate; part

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違

wai4

wei2

[1] disobey; violate; go against
[2] part; leave; be separated

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

違 / 违

This word has been viewed 5626 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2011 03:10

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違背 wai4 bui3 wei2 bei4 = to violate; to be contrary to

違犯 wai4 faan6 wei2 fan4 = to violate; to infringe

違法 wai4 faat3 wei2 fa3 = to break the law; illegal

違反 wai4 faan2 wei2 fan3 = to violate; to break (a law)

違憲 wai4 hin3 wei2 xian4 = unconstitutional

不違農時 bat1 wai4 nung4 si4 bu4 wei2 nong2 shi2 = not miss the farming season; do farm work in the right season 國

久違 gau2 wai4 jiu3 wei2 = haven't seen (sb./sth.) for a long time

違章 wai4 zoeng1 wei2 zhang1 = breach the regulations

違法行為 wai4 faat3 hang4 wai4 wei2 fa3 xing2 wei2 = illegal act; unlawful practice

違例 wai4 lai6 = breach of rules

違規 wai4 kwai1 wei2 gui1 = to defy regulations; illegal, corrupt

違天悖理 wai4 tin1 but6 (bui6) lei5 wei2 tian1 bei4 li3 = sacrilege; rebel against the laws of heaven and contradict reason

無違 mou4 wai4 wu2 wei2 = not conflict with

違抗 wai4 kong3 wei2 kang4 = defy; disobey

事與願違 si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4 shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 = the outcome of sth. is contrary to one's expectations or wishes

有違倫常 jau5 wai4 leon4 soeng4 you3 wei2 lun2 chang2 = in contradiction to normal human relationships

陽奉陰違 joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4 yang2 feng4 yin1 wei2 = outwardly comply but inwardly defy

暌違 kwai4 wai4 kui2 wei2 = to separate; to part

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 違
Unicode code for this character: U+9055 (off-site link)

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