冒天下之大不韪 mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]

CHARACTERS

冒 mào risk, brave, dare
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial
下 xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
韪 wěi right; proper; propriety