verb, literary
to be unafraid; to brave; to defy (syn.) 不怕
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
我们不畏惧任何困难。
我們不畏懼任何困難。
wǒ men bù wèi jù rèn hé kùn nan 。
We're not afraid of any difficulties.
Mandarin
初生之犊不畏虎。
初生之犢不畏虎。
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ 。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
The sacrificed newborn doesn't fear the tiger.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
不畏权贵
不畏權貴
bat1 wai3 kyun4 gwai3
fearless in standing up against the power
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
伊能静在微博中称她的热情和真诚让人怀疑,讥讽她圣母、白莲,但她不畏惧,并鼓励爱子要活出自己,字里行间都是对儿子浓浓的爱和耐心的教导,被赞好妈妈。
伊能靜在微博中稱她的熱情和真誠讓人懷疑,譏諷她聖母、白蓮,但她不畏懼,並鼓勵愛子要活出自己,字裏行間都是對兒子濃濃的愛和耐心的教導,被贊好媽媽。
yī néng jìng zài wēi bó zhōng chēng tā de rè qíng hé zhēn chéng ràng rén huái yí , jī fěng tā shèng mǔ , bái lián , dàn tā bù wèi jù , bìng gǔ lì ài zǐ yào huó chū zì jǐ , zì lǐ háng jiān dōu shì duì ér zi nóng nóng de ài hé nài xīn de jiào dǎo , bèi zàn hǎo mā ma .
Annie Yi said on Weibo that people doubted her passion and sincerity and mocked her for being a bleeding heart and white lotus, but she does not fear that and encourages her beloved son to make his own life, showing deep love and patient guidance; she was applauded for being a good mother.
Mandarin
但是,农会议决,今天不给他戴高帽子。因为今天给他戴过了,这劣绅横了心,不畏罪了,不如放他回去,等日再戴。
但是,農會議決,今天不給他戴高帽子。因為今天給他戴過了,這劣紳橫了心,不畏罪了,不如放他回去,等日再戴。
dàn shì , nóng huì yì jué , jīn tiān bù gěi tā dài gāo mào zi . yīn wèi jīn tiān gěi tā dài guò le , zhè liè shēn héng le xīn , bù wèi zuì le , bù rú fàng tā huí qù , děng rì zài dài .
Then the association decided not to crown him that day. They argued that if he were crowned right away, he would become case-hardened and no longer afraid, and that it would be better to let him go home and crown him some other day.