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Chinese
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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
tiger
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to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make |
groping; rash; reckless
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| trad. (為虎作倀/爲虎作倀)
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為/爲
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虎
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作
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倀
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| simp. (为虎作伥)
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为
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虎
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作
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伥
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| Literally: “to act as accomplice to the tiger”.
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai6 fu2 zok3 coeng1 / wai6 fu2 zok3 caang4 / wai4 fu2 zok3 coeng1 / wai4 fu2 zok3 caang4
- Yale: waih fú jok chēung / waih fú jok chàahng / wàih fú jok chēung / wàih fú jok chàahng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 fu2 dzok8 tsoeng1 / wai6 fu2 dzok8 tsaang4 / wai4 fu2 dzok8 tsoeng1 / wai4 fu2 dzok8 tsaang4
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 fu2 zog3 cêng1 / wei6 fu2 zog3 cang4 / wei4 fu2 zog3 cêng1 / wei4 fu2 zog3 cang4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²² fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/, /wɐi̯²² fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹/, /wɐi̯²¹ fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/, /wɐi̯²¹ fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹/
Note:
- wai4 fu2 zok3 coeng1, wai6 fu2 zok3 caang4, wai4 fu2 zok3 caang4 - common misreadings;
- caang4 may be further corrupted into 賊／贼 (caak6).
Idiom
為虎作倀
- to assist a devil; to help a villain do evil