為虎作倀

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	tiger	to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	groping; rash; reckless
trad. (為虎作倀)		為	虎	作	倀
simp. (为虎作伥)		为	虎	作	伥
Literally: “to act as accomplice to the tiger”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèihǔzuòchāng, wéihǔzuòchāng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄤ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ fu² zok³ coeng¹, wai⁶ fu² zok³ caang⁴, wai⁴ fu² zok³ coeng¹, wai⁴ fu² zok³ caang⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèihǔzuòchāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyhuutzuohchang
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common misreading)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéihǔzuòchāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weihuutzuohchang
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ fu² zok³ coeng¹, wai⁶ fu² zok³ caang⁴, wai⁴ fu² zok³ coeng¹, wai⁴ fu² zok³ caang⁴
  - Yale: waih fú jok chēung, waih fú jok chàahng, wàih fú jok chēung, wàih fú jok chàahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ fu² dzok⁸ tsoeng¹, wai⁶ fu² dzok⁸ tsaang⁴, wai⁴ fu² dzok⁸ tsoeng¹, wai⁴ fu² dzok⁸ tsaang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ fu² zog³ cêng¹, wei⁶ fu² zog³ cang⁴, wei⁴ fu² zog³ cêng¹, wei⁴ fu² zog³ cang⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡ɕʰœːŋ⁵⁵/, /wɐi̯²² fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɑːŋ²¹/, /wɐi̯²¹ fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡ɕʰœːŋ⁵⁵/, /wɐi̯²¹ fuː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɑːŋ²¹/

Note:

wai4 fu2 zok3 coeng1, wai6 fu2 zok3 caang4, wai4 fu2 zok3 caang4 - common misreadings;
caang4 may be further corrupted into 賊／贼 (caak6).

Idiom

為虎作倀

to assist a devil; to help a villain do evil

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