Common Meanings
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wěi韪
Right; correct. Often used with negative words, especially in the idiom '冒天下之大不韪' (mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi), meaning to defy what is widely considered wrong or to act against universal principles.
他为了个人利益而损害集体利益，这无疑是冒了道义之大不韪
His act of harming collective interests for personal gain is undoubtedly a blatant defiance of moral principles.