目无法纪

目無法紀

mùwúfǎjì

idiom #46,927

Meanings

1 to defy all laws and discipline
2 with no regard for law or order

Characters

discipline; rule

Examples

他目无法纪，终于被绳之以法。

Tā mù wú fǎjì, zhōngyú bèi shéng zhī yǐ fǎ.

He flouted the law and was eventually brought to justice.

这种目无法纪的行为必须严惩。

Zhè zhǒng mù wú fǎjì de xíngwéi bìxū yánchéng.

Such lawless behavior must be severely punished.

Tips

usage

Strong condemnatory phrase, common in legal and news writing. 目无 ('eyes-without') means 'not to acknowledge'; compare 目中无人 (to hold others in contempt).

Stroke Order

目 mù

无 wú

法 fǎ

纪 jì