mào​dú

to offend

  • created reference approved 冒渎/冒瀆 → 冒突 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冒渎 / 冒瀆 mào​dú

    冒突 mào​tū

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 冒渎/冒瀆 · mào​dú · to offend — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冒渎 / 冒瀆

    mào​dú

    to offend

    to disrespect or commit sacrilege against something sacred; to blaspheme

    冒 (literal) → 冒 · mào · to offend 渎 (literal) → 渎/瀆 · dú · to be disrespectful

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 冒渎/冒瀆 · mào​dú · to bother a superior — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冒渎 / 冒瀆

    mào​dú

    to bother a superior

    used in formal or literary contexts to apologize for bothering or offending someone of higher status

    冒 (literal) → 冒 · mào · to offend 渎 (literal) → 渎/瀆 · dú · to be disrespectful

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense