離經叛道
lí​jīng​pàn​dào

to rebel against orthodoxy

  • created sense approved 离经叛道/離經叛道 · lí​jīng​pàn​dào · to rebel against orthodoxy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    离经叛道 / 離經叛道

    lí​jīng​pàn​dào

    to rebel against orthodoxy

    To depart from established traditions or social norms; originally referred to turning away from Confucian classics and traditional doctrine.

    离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to defy 经 (literal) → 经/經 · jīng · classic 叛 (literal) → 叛 · pàn · to betray 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

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

    created sense