为虎作伥

Traditional: 為虎作倀

wèi hǔ zuò chāng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing

What does 为虎作伥 mean?

为虎作伥 (wèi hǔ zuò chāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing

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为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 伥chāng(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others

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为虎作伥

wèi hǔ zuò chāng

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