違時絕俗
wéi​shí​jué​sú

to defy the times and reject custom

  • created reference approved 违时绝俗/違時絕俗 → 违世异俗/違世異俗 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    违时绝俗 / 違時絕俗 wéi​shí​jué​sú

    违世异俗 / 違世異俗 wéi​shì​yì​sú

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 违时绝俗/違時絕俗 · wéi​shí​jué​sú · to defy the times and reject custom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    违时绝俗 / 違時絕俗

    wéi​shí​jué​sú

    to defy the times and reject custom

    to act against the trends of the era and reject social conventions; often used to describe someone with an unconventional or eccentric character

    违 (literal) → 违/違 · wéi · to disobey 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · time 绝俗 (literal) → 绝俗/絕俗 · jué​sú · to sever oneself from the world

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

    created sense