zuk1 faan6觸犯触犯
Jyutpingzuk1 faan6
Yalejūk faahn
Definition
To offend, violate, or break (a law, regulation, or rule).
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How it's used
Focuses primarily on legal or formal rule-breaking rather than social faux pas. It carries a serious tone and is almost exclusively used in contexts involving laws, regulations, or established codes of conduct. Unlike more casual verbs for breaking rules, this implies a formal transgression that may lead to consequences.
Examples
Doing it this way will violate the law.
Has he ever violated company rules?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this for minor social mistakes or accidental slights, as it sounds overly formal and severe. For everyday social offenses or hurting someone's feelings, use 激親 or 得罪 instead.
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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.
