"助紂為虐" meaning in Chinese

See 助紂為虐 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/, /t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: zhùzhòuwéinüè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zo⁶ zau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhùzhòuwéinüè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhùjhòuwéinyuè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chu⁴-chou⁴-wei²-nüeh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jù-jòu-wéi-nywè [Mandarin, Yale], juhjowweiniueh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжучжоувэйнюэ [Mandarin, Palladius], čžučžouvɛjnjue [Mandarin, Palladius], joh jauh wàih yeuhk [Cantonese, Yale], dzo⁶ dzau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zo⁶ zeo⁶ wei⁴ yêg⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 助纣为虐
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 助紂為虐
  1. to help the wicked perpetrate wicked deeds; to help a tyrant to do evil Tags: idiomatic
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      "form": "助纣为虐",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "助紂為虐",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "help(King) Zhou (of Shang) to perform his cruelty",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to help the wicked perpetrate wicked deeds; to help a tyrant to do evil"
      ],
      "id": "en-助紂為虐-zh-phrase-virMSYmz",
      "links": [
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ],
        [
          "perpetrate",
          "perpetrate"
        ],
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ],
        [
          "tyrant",
          "tyrant"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhùzhòuwéinüè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ zau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhùzhòuwéinüè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhùjhòuwéinyuè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chu⁴-chou⁴-wei²-nüeh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jù-jòu-wéi-nywè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juhjowweiniueh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжучжоувэйнюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžučžouvɛjnjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joh jauh wàih yeuhk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo⁶ dzau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ zeo⁶ wei⁴ yêg⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "助紂為虐"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "助纣为虐",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "助紂為虐",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "help(King) Zhou (of Shang) to perform his cruelty",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 助",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 為",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 紂",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 虐",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to help the wicked perpetrate wicked deeds; to help a tyrant to do evil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ],
        [
          "perpetrate",
          "perpetrate"
        ],
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ],
        [
          "tyrant",
          "tyrant"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhùzhòuwéinüè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ zau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhùzhòuwéinüè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhùjhòuwéinyuè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chu⁴-chou⁴-wei²-nüeh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jù-jòu-wéi-nywè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juhjowweiniueh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжучжоувэйнюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžučžouvɛjnjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joh jauh wàih yeuhk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo⁶ dzau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo⁶ zeo⁶ wei⁴ yêg⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "助紂為虐"
}

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