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Jyutping faan6 faat3
Pinyin fàn fǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to break the law
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    觸犯​法律
    to breach the law; to break the law
    • 犯法嘅事千祈唔好做啊!
      犯法嘅事千祈唔好做啊!
      faan6 faat3 ge3 si6 cin1 kei4 m4 hou2 zou6 aa3!
      Don't do anything illegal!
  2. 近義詞
    違法
  3. 反義詞
    守法
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to break the law; to commit a crime
    (syn.) 獲罪, 获罪, 违法, 作案, 違法, 犯罪, 得罪
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的行为是犯法的。
    他的行為是犯法的。
    tā de xíng wéi shì fàn fǎ de 。
    • His action is against the law.
  2. Mandarin
    触犯法律的人受到惩罚。
    觸犯法律的人受到懲罰。
    chù fàn fǎ lǜ de rén shòu dào chéng fá 。
    • People who break the law are punished.
  3. Mandarin
    你不许犯法。
    你不許犯法。
    nǐ bù xǔ fàn fǎ 。
    • You are not to break the law.
    • Follow the rules.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺香港烧国旗系犯法㗎。
    喺香港燒國旗係犯法㗎。
    hai2 hoeng1 gong2 siu1 gwok3 kei4 hai6 faan6 faat3 gaa3.
    • It's illegal to burn the national flag in Hong Kong.
  2. Cantonese
    揾食啫,犯法呀?
    揾食啫,犯法呀?
    wan2 sik6 ze1, faan6 faat3 aa4?
    • I just do it for a living. Is it illegal?
    • I'm just trying to make a living. Is that against the law?
  3. Cantonese
    新界原居民过咗咁多年,依家先至知原来套丁系犯法。
    新界原居民過咗咁多年,依家先至知原來套丁係犯法。
    san1 gaai3 jyun4 geoi1 man4 gwo3 zo2 gam3 do1 nin4, ji1 gaa1 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 tou3 ding1 hai6 faan6 faat3
    • New Territories indigenous work as a norm for all those years, and they only know recently that transferring the "Male Indigenous's Right" is actually illegal.
  4. Cantonese
    喺香港卖四仔系犯法㗎。
    喺香港賣四仔係犯法㗎。
    hai2 hoeng1 gong2 maai6 sei3 zai2 hai6 faan6 faat3 gaa3.
    • It is illegal to sell uncensored pornography in Hong Kong.
    • It is illegal to sell heroin in Hong Kong.
  5. Cantonese
    犯法
    犯法
    faan6 faat3
    • to disobey the law
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    犯法
    犯法
    fàn fǎ
    • to break the law
  2. Mandarin
    触犯法律
    觸犯法律
    chù fàn fǎ lǜ
    • to break the law
  3. Cantonese
    身为警察,佢竟然知法犯法,真系警队嘅耻辱!
    身为警察,佢竟然知法犯法,真系警队嘅耻辱!
    san1 wai4 ging2 caat3, keoi5 ging2 jin4 zi1 faat3 faan6 faat3, zan1 hai6 ging2 deoi6 ge3 ci2 juk6!
    • As a policeman, he dared to break the law while knowing it. What a disgrace to the police force!