违法乱纪 — Chinese idiom
违法乱纪
wéi fǎ luàn jì
Traditional: 違法亂紀
Meaning
- (lit.) to break the law and violate the rules
- (fig.) misconduct
Character by character
- 违wéito violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
- 法fǎlaw, rule, statute; method, way; French
- 乱luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 纪jìdiscipline, age; period, era; record, annal
Idioms sharing a character
- 事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi
- 违利赴名 wéi lì fù míng
- 违天害理 wéi tiān hài lǐ
- 违天逆理 wéi tiān nì lǐ
- 违时绝俗 wéi shí jué sú
- 阳奉阴违 yáng fèng yīn wéi
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ
- 以身试法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ
- 执法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān
- 如法炮制 rú fǎ páo zhì
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