| 助纣为虐 |
zhù Zhòu wéi nüè |
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy |
| 助 |
zhù |
to help / to assist |
| 纣 |
Zhòu |
Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商纣王 (the name refers to a crupper 纣, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse) |
| 纣 |
zhòu |
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 虐 |
nüè |
(bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh / (literary) disaster; catastrophe |