冒天下之大不韙

see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]

old variant of 冒[mao4]

surname Mao

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

day / sky / heaven

land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule

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

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

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

great error / heinous crime

fault / error

correct / right