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冒天下之大不韪
冒天下之大不韙
màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi
1.
to defy world opinion
2.
to risk universal condemnation
Character Breakdown
冒
mào
to risk, to brave, to dare
HSK 3
9 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
4 丶
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1
3 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
3 丶
大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1
3 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
韪
wěi
right; proper; perpriety
13 丶
Compound Words (1)
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