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Chinese
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barbarian; recklessly; surname
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to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make |
(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
| trad. (胡作非為/胡作非爲)
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胡
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作
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非
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為/爲
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| simp. (胡作非为)
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胡
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作
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非
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为
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Pronunciation
Idiom
胡作非為
- to disregard rules and do evil as one pleases; to act wildly in defiance or public opinion or the law
你我既然要成全這個女孩兒，豈有由他胡作非為、身入空門之理？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
你我既然要成全这个女孩儿，岂有由他胡作非为、身入空门之理？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wenkang, Ernü Yingxiongzhuan, 1878 CE
- Nǐwǒ jìrán yào chéngquán zhège nǚhái'ér, qǐ yǒu yóu tā húzuòfēiwèi, shēn rù kōngmén zhī lǐ?
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委的沒有賭博，小的是經過老爺教訓過的，再不敢胡作非為。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
委的没有赌博，小的是经过老爷教训过的，再不敢胡作非为。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 《歧路燈》第六五回
- Wěide méiyǒu dǔbó, xiǎode shì jīngguò lǎoyé jiàoxùn guò de, zài bùgǎn húzuòfēiwèi.
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References
- “Entry #82790”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.