冒天下之大不韪
mào​tiān​xià​zhī​dà​bù​wěi

to risk universal condemnation

  1. 冒 mào verb
    to brave
    to face or risk; to go against despite danger or difficulty
  2. 天下 tiān​xià noun
    the world
    the whole world; all of society; everywhere on earth
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. 大不韪 大不韙 dà​bù​wěi
    great error
    a great error or a heinous crime; a serious offense against what is right