"To defy" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kàng jù to resist / to defy / to oppose
 bù wèi unafraid / to defy
 wéi ào to disobey / to defy / deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
 kàng to resist / to fight / to defy / anti-
 ào proud / arrogant / to despise / unyielding / to defy
 ào to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. [ao3]
 héng méi lì mù to scowl and stare down / to defy
 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy
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