屡禁不绝

Traditional form:

屢禁不絕

Pinyin (reading):

lüjìnbùjué

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
• 绝 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

Traditional characters:

• 屢 - frequently, often, again and again
• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 絕 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate