落草为寇

Traditional: 落草為寇

luò cǎo wéi kòu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw

What does 落草为寇 mean?

落草为寇 (luò cǎo wéi kòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw

Character breakdown

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落làto leave out · to be missing 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 寇kòuold variant of 寇[kou4]

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落草为寇

luò cǎo wéi kòu

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