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冒天下之大不韪

mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
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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:

冒天下之大不韙 冒天下之大不韪 [mao4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 da4 bu4 wei3] /see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 冒天下之大不韙

  • 冒
    mào

    to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover

    Mào

    surname Mao

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 下
    xià

    down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 韪
    wěi

    correct / right

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.