Chinese

		to know perfectly well; to be fully aware	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	to violate; to offend
simp. and trad. (明知故犯)		明知	故	犯

Idiom

明知故犯

1. to knowingly do wrong

   叫極佢都唔聽，仲明知故犯。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   叫极佢都唔听，仲明知故犯。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Giu³ gik⁶ keoi⁵ dou¹ m⁴ teng¹, zung⁶ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶. [Jyutping]

   He doesn't listen after being told many times, and he still knowingly does wrong.

Antonym

• 無知而犯