wai4 kwai1違規违规
Jyutpingwai4 kwai1
Yalewàih kwāi
Definition
To violate a regulation, rule, or policy.
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How it's used
Often used in formal or administrative contexts, such as school rules, workplace policies, or traffic laws. While it implies breaking a rule, it sounds more objective and detached than using stronger verbs like 犯法, which specifically refers to breaking the law.
Examples
Eating inside the library is a violation of the rules.
Do you know that parking like this is against the rules?
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with 犯法, but 違規 is usually for internal regulations or minor infractions rather than criminal acts.
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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.
