mào​tiān​xià​zhī​dà​bù​wěi

to risk universal condemnation

Senses

冒天下之大不韪/ 冒天下之大不韙 mào​tiān​xià​zhī​dà​bù​wěi to risk universal condemnation

to defy public opinion by doing something everyone knows is wrong; to flagrantly act against the common sense of right and wrong despite certain criticism

References

synonym 冒天下之大不韪/冒天下之大不韙 犯天下之不韪/犯天下之不韙
see 不韪/不韙 冒天下之大不韪/冒天下之大不韙