created reference approved 为虎作伥/為虎作倀 → 助纣为虐/助紂為虐 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
为虎作伥 / 為虎作倀 wèihǔzuòchāng
助纣为虐 / 助紂為虐 zhùzhòuwéinüè
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created reference approved 为虎作伥/為虎作倀 → 助桀为虐/助桀為虐 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
为虎作伥 / 為虎作倀 wèihǔzuòchāng
助桀为虐 / 助桀為虐 zhùjiéwéinüè
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created reference approved 为虎作伥/為虎作倀 → 为虎傅翼/為虎傅翼 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
为虎作伥 / 為虎作倀 wèihǔzuòchāng
为虎傅翼 / 為虎傅翼 wèihǔfùyì
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created reference approved 为虎作伥/為虎作倀 → 为民除害/為民除害 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
为虎作伥 / 為虎作倀 wèihǔzuòchāng
为民除害 / 為民除害 wèimínchúhài
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created sense approved 为虎作伥/為虎作倀 · wèihǔzuòchāng · to help a villain do evil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
为虎作伥 / 為虎作倀
wèihǔzuòchāng
to help a villain do evil
(idiom) to act as an accomplice to a villain; to abet an evildoer. From a legend where a person killed by a tiger becomes a ghost who helps the tiger find more victims.
为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 伥 (literal) → 伥/倀 · chāng · tiger spirit
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