为非作歹

Traditional: 為非作歹

wéi fēi zuò dǎi

Dictionary entry

to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor

What does 为非作歹 mean?

为非作歹 (wéi fēi zuò dǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor

2evildoer

3to perpetrate outrages

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为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 歹dǎibad · wicked

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How to pronounce 为非作歹

为非作歹

wéi fēi zuò dǎi

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