助纣为虐
Traditional: 助紂為虐Dictionary entry
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)
What does 助纣为虐 mean?
助纣为虐 (zhù Zhòu wéi nüè) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)
2fig. to take the side of the evildoer
3giving succor to the enemy
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助zhùto help · to assist纣ZhòuZhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as虐nüè(bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh · (literary) disaster; catastrophe
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