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作奸犯科

zuò jiān fàn kēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to flout the law
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-325875156a0f4ce8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

作姦犯科 作奸犯科 [zuo4 jian1 fan4 ke1] /to flout the law/

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Other forms in these source records: 作姦犯科

  • 作
    zuō

    (bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

    zuò

    to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works

  • 奸
    jiān

    wicked / crafty / traitor / to fornicate / to defile / adultery / rape

  • 犯
    fàn

    to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

  • 科
    kē

    branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.