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Chinese
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disobedient; unfilial
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contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel |
| trad. (忤逆)
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忤
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逆
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| simp. #(忤逆)
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忤
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逆
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Pronunciation
Note:
- ngou2 ngêg8 - literary ("unfilial");
- gao2 gêh8 - vernacular ("disobedient").
Verb
忤逆
- (literary) to violate; to go against
- to be disobedient to one's parents; to be unfilial; to be wayward
子女忤逆不孝實在令父母寒心。 [MSC, trad.]
子女忤逆不孝实在令父母寒心。 [MSC, simp.]- Zǐnǚ wǔnì bùxiào shízài lìng fùmǔ hánxīn.
- Wayward children who are unfilial are a disappointment to their parents.
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