以下犯上 in English yi3 xia4 fan4 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

• to disrespect one's superiors
• to offend one's elders

Pinyin

yi3 xia4 fan4 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 下xia4down 犯fan4to violate 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]