以下犯上 |
yǐ xià fàn shàng |
to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
以下 |
yǐ xià |
that level or lower / that amount or less / the following |
下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
犯 |
fàn |
to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) |
犯上 |
fàn shàng |
to offend one's superiors |
上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |