为虎作伥 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing

Character by character

• 为wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
• 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 伥chāngthe ghost of one devoured by a tiger

Idioms sharing a character

• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
• 一分为二 yī fēn wéi èr
• 一言为定 yī yán wéi dìng
• 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
• 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
• 不足为奇 bù zú wéi qí
• 不足为怪 bù zú wéi guài
• 事在人为 shì zài rén wéi
• 互为因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ
• 以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

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