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 | ||
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 助紂為虐