忤 (wǔ) — disobedient, unfilial | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

忤 is a bound form meaning 'disobey (a parent/elders)'; it almost always appears in 忤逆, which is the literary, written way to say 'be unfilial' (acts against parents).

bound form

disobedientunfilial

Examples

忤，。
Tā yīn wèi wǔ nì bú xiào, bèi jiā rén gǎn chū le mén.
He was kicked out by his family for being unfilial and disobedient.
忤。
wǔ Nì de xíng wéi zài gǔ dài shì hěn dà de zuì míng.
Unfilial behavior was a very serious crime in ancient times.
忤。
Fù mǔ zuì bù néng róng rěn de jiù shì zǐ nǚ wǔ nì.
What parents can tolerate least is their children being unfilial.

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