作歹

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	bad; wicked; evil
trad. (作歹)		作	歹
simp. #(作歹)		作	歹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòdǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ daai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòdǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòdǎi
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-tai³
    • Yale: dzwò-dǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohdae
    • Palladius: цзодай (czodaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ daai²
    • Yale: jok dáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ daai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ dai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ taːi̯³⁵/

Verb

作歹

1. to do evil; to commit atrocities

Derived terms

• 為非作歹／为非作歹 (wéifēizuòdǎi)
• 生非作歹