违 拗

wéi àodictionary entry

to disobey / to defy / to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)

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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.

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Original source entry:

違拗违拗 [wei2 ao4] /to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 違拗

违
wéi
(bound form) to violate / to go against / (bound form) to be away from
拗
ào
(bound form) intractable / contrary / disobedient
ǎo
(dialect) to twist / to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)
niù
stubborn / perverse / contrary

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