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Jyutping faan6 si6
Pinyin fàn shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to break the law
  2. to commit a crime
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be discovered for doing evil; to be arrested, imprisoned or otherwise punished for breaking the rule or law
  2. verb
    to commit a crime; to break the law
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    犯事之后走佬,只会加重刑罚。
    犯事之後走佬,只會加重刑罰。
    faan6 si6 zi1 hau6 zau2 lou2, zi2 wui5 gaa1 cung5 jing4 fat6.
    • 犯事後逃跑,只會加重刑罰。
    • You will be punished harshly if you run away after the crime.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他经常作恶,这回终于犯事了。
    他經常作惡,這回終於犯事了。
    tā jīng cháng zuò è , zhè huí zhōng yú fàn shì le .
    • He often does bad things and has finally been caught.