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明知故犯
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commit a crime or mistake on purpose Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2399 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 30th Aug 2007 14:05 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:明 ming4 - bright, clear知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform 故 gu3 - former; reason; therefore; pass away; friend 犯 faan6 faan6*2 - offend; violate; invade; criminal |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).