wai4 faan2違反违反
Jyutpingwai4 faan2
Yalewàih fáan
Definition
To violate, infringe, or breach a rule, regulation, or agreement.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal, legal, or institutional contexts rather than casual daily conversation. While it functions as a verb, it often appears in written documents or official warnings. When speaking informally about breaking rules, people are more likely to use phrases like 唔守規矩 or 犯規.
Examples
Doing it this way violates company rules.
Has he ever violated any laws?
Related words
Common phrases
to violate rules
to break the law
to breach a contract
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this word for breaking physical objects or minor social norms, but it is strictly reserved for abstract concepts like rules, laws, contracts, or agreements.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
