defy the law

defy the law

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ sh ē NSH ì f ǎ, meaning to try to do something against the law. It is pointed out that the former offender is knowingly committed. It comes from the biography of Wang Zun in the history of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Body: in person, in person; try: try. Try to do something against the law yourself. It is pointed out that the former offender is knowingly committed.

The origin of Idioms

"Wang Zun Zhuan in the book of Han Dynasty:" be careful in your duty, and don't try the law by example. "

Idiom story

In the Western Han Dynasty, a clean official named Wang Zun appeared in Gaoyang. Wang Zun's father died from childhood and was raised by his uncle. Uncle's family is relatively poor. Wang Zun drives his sheep to the wild every day. The child loves reading most and always brings some books to read when herding. Gradually, he had a great respect for the officials who were impartial in law enforcement mentioned in the book, and hoped that he would become such a person in the future. One day he begged his uncle for a job in the county prison. At this time, Wang Zun was only 13 years old. After hearing this, his uncle was surprised. He said, "you are still a child, and you don't know the criminal law. How can you go to work in prison?" Wang Zun said, "I have seen a lot from books. I'll learn more from the warden in the future, won't it? "My uncle couldn't stand Wang Zun's repeated requests, so he prepared a gift and asked someone to intercede with the warden. The warden took Wang Zun as a messenger. Wang Zun worked as a porter for several years. He often came into contact with prison affairs and made rapid progress. once he went with the warden to work in the prefect's house, and he was liked by the prefect, so he stayed in the house to do clerical work. A few years later, Wang Zun resigned from his post to study Confucian classics, and then he was appointed. As a result of his strict law enforcement, he was promoted step by step and became magistrate of Anding county. at that time, the officialdom of Anding county was very chaotic, and some officials used their power to bully the people. When Wang Zunyi arrived there, he immediately reorganized the administration of officials, and told all the officials in the county that they were loyal to their duties and set an example for their subordinates. The law is merciless. Don't try the law with your own body. There was an official in the county who was cruel and ruthless. He ransacked a large number of people. The people were very angry. After the notice was posted, he didn't repent. So Wang Zun arrested him. After the corrupt official was put into prison, he fell ill and died within a few days. Then, Wang Zun punished a group of powerful people who had committed serious crimes but did not repent. In this way, Anding county began to be peaceful. Wang Zun is jealous of evil and abides by the law. He is respected and loved by the people.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] breaking the law and discipline, committing crimes, knowing the law and breaking the law

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning