屡禁不止

Traditional form:

屢禁不止

Pinyin (reading):

lüjìnbùzhǐ

Definitions:

• to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

Characters:

• 屡 - frequently, often, again and again
• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Traditional characters:

• 屢 - frequently, often, again and again
• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist