wèi​hǔ​fù​yì

to aid an evildoer

  • created reference approved 为虎傅翼/為虎傅翼 → 为虎添翼/為虎添翼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为虎傅翼 / 為虎傅翼 wèi​hǔ​fù​yì

    为虎添翼 / 為虎添翼 wèi​hǔ​tiān​yì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 为虎傅翼/為虎傅翼 → 与虎添翼/與虎添翼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为虎傅翼 / 為虎傅翼 wèi​hǔ​fù​yì

    与虎添翼 / 與虎添翼 yǔ​hǔ​tiān​yì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 为虎傅翼/為虎傅翼 · wèi​hǔ​fù​yì · to aid an evildoer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为虎傅翼 / 為虎傅翼

    wèi​hǔ​fù​yì

    to aid an evildoer

    Literally meaning "to give wings to a tiger"; used to describe increasing the power of an evil person or helping a bad person do more harm.

    为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 傅 (literal) → 傅 · fù · to attach 翼 (literal) → 翼 · yì · wing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense