助紂為虐

See also: 助纣为虐

Chinese

		to help; to assist	name of an emperor; saddle crupper	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	oppressive; tyrannical
trad. (助紂為虐/助紂爲虐)		助	紂	為/爲	虐
simp. (助纣为虐)		助	纣	为	虐
Literally: “help (King) Zhou (of Shang) to perform his cruelty”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhùzhòuwéinüè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ zau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhùzhòuwéinüè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhùjhòuwéinyuè
    • Wade–Giles: chu⁴-chou⁴-wei²-nüeh⁴
    • Yale: jù-jòu-wéi-nywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhjowweiniueh
    • Palladius: чжучжоувэйнюэ (čžučžouvɛjnjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo⁶ zau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁶
    • Yale: joh jauh wàih yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ dzau⁶ wai⁴ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ zeo⁶ wei⁴ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² t͡sɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jœːk̚²/

Idiom

助紂為虐

1. to help the wicked perpetrate wicked deeds; to help a tyrant to do evil