"作惡多端" meaning in Chinese

See 作惡多端 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔːk̚³ ɔːk̚³ tɔː⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 作恶多端 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 作惡多端
  1. to have done a great number of evil deeds Tags: idiomatic
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      "args": {
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  "pos": "phrase",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have done a great number of evil deeds"
      ],
      "id": "en-作惡多端-zh-phrase-T-0iLLcu",
      "links": [
        [
          "done",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "deeds",
          "deeds"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò'èduōduān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zok³ ok³ do¹ dyun¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò'èduōduān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò-èduoduan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tso⁴-o⁴-to¹-tuan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzwò-è-dwō-dwān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzuohehduoduan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czoedoduanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзоэдодуань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zok³ ok³ do¹ dyun¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jok ok dō dyūn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzok⁸ ok⁸ do¹ dyn¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zog³ og³ do¹ dün¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔːk̚³ ɔːk̚³ tɔː⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "作惡多端"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "作恶多端",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "作惡多端",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 作",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 多",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 惡",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 端",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have done a great number of evil deeds"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "done",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "deeds",
          "deeds"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò'èduōduān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zok³ ok³ do¹ dyun¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò'èduōduān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zuò-èduoduan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tso⁴-o⁴-to¹-tuan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzwò-è-dwō-dwān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tzuohehduoduan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czoedoduanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзоэдодуань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zok³ ok³ do¹ dyun¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jok ok dō dyūn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzok⁸ ok⁸ do¹ dyn¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zog³ og³ do¹ dün¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔːk̚³ ɔːk̚³ tɔː⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "作惡多端"
}

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