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Found 116 word entries for "为" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E4%B8%BA
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	量入為出	loeng4 jap6 wai4 ceot1	liang2 ru4 wei2 chu1	to assess one's income and spend accordingly; to live within one's means; You can only spend what you earn.
	為準	wai4 zeon2	wei2 zhun3	to serve as the norm; ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
	不爲所動	bat1 wai4 so2 dung6	bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4	to remain unmoved
	因為	jan1 wai6	yin1 wei4	because
	為什麼	wai6 sam6 mo1	wei4 shen2 me5	國   why
	以為	ji5 wai4	yi3 wei2	think; believe
	為乜	wai6 mat1	wei4 mie1	粵   why
	為甚麼	wai6 sam6 mo1	wei4 shen2/she2 me5	國   why
	行為	hang4 wai4	xing2 wei2	action; behaviour; conduct
	改為	goi2 wai4	gai3 wei2	change as
	性行為	sing3 hang4 wai4	xing4 xing2 wei2	sexual behavior
	為的是	wai6 dik1 si6	wei4 de5 shi4	國   because, for the reason that, so as to
	行為不檢	hang4 wai4 bat1 gim2		indiscreet in conduct
	為食	wai6 sik6		粵   greedy; gluttonous; gourmand
	無能為力	mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6	wu2 neng2 wei2 li4	powerless; impotent
	為何	wai6 ho4	wei4 he2	國   why
	人為	jan4 wai4	ren2 wei2	artificial; man-made
	認為	jing6 wai4	ren4 wei2	to believe
	作為	zok3 wai4	zuo4 wei2	conduct; accomplish; regard; as; to regard as
	成為	sing4 wai4	cheng2 wei2	to become; to turn into
	無所作為	mou4 so2 zok3 wai4	wu2 suo3 zuo4 wei2	(saying) coasting; without drive, ambition or initiative
	為首	wai4 sau2	wei2 shou3	to head; to be headed by
	為難	wai4 naan4	wei2 nan2	to make things difficult for
	為止	wai4 zi2	wei2 zhi3	until
	為期	wai4 kei4	wei2 qi1 (PRC), wei2 qi2 (Taiwan)	(to be done / completed) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain period)
	為了	wai6 liu5	wei4 le5	in order to; so as to; so that; for the purpose of
	大有可為	daai6 jau5 ho2 wai4	da4 you3 ke3 wei2	to have potential for great things; worth doing
	挑釁行為	tiu1 jan6 hang4 wai4	tiao3 xin4 xing2 wei2	provocative act
	為人	wai4 jan4; wai6 jan4	wei2 ren2; wei4 ren2	to behave; for others' interest
	列為	lit6 wai4	lie4 wei2	be classified as
	為此	wai6 ci2	wei4 ci3	for this reason; in this respect; to this end
	稱為	cing1 wai4	cheng1 wei2	to be called; to be named
	為主	wai4 zyu2	wei2 zhu3	give priority to; attach most importance to
	大為	daai6 wai4	da4 wei2	greatly; markedly
	身為	san1 wai4	shen1 wei2	state of being; -hood； as; in the capacity
	難為情	naan4 wai4 cing4	nan2 wei2 qing2	embarrassing, embarrassed; awkward; shy; bashful
	頗為	po2 wai4	po1(PRC) po3 (TW) wei2	fairly; rather
	不以為然	bat1 ji5 wai4 jin4	bu4 yi3 wei2 ran2	國   object to; take exception to; not approve
	朋比為奸	pang4 bei3 wai4 gaan1	peng2 bi3 wei2 jian1	to conspire; to gang up
	商業行為	soeng1 jip6 hang4 wai4	shang1 ye4 xing2 wei2	business practice; commercial activity
	報復行為	bou3 fuk6 hang4 wai4	bao4 fu4 xing2 wei4	vindictive act
	侵權行為	cam1 kyun4 hang4 wai4	qin1 quan2 xing2 wei2	tort; infringement act
	違法行為	wai4 faat3 hang4 wai4	wei2 fa3 xing2 wei2	illegal act; unlawful practice
	好為人師	hou3 wai4 jan4 si1	hao4 wei2 ren2 shi1	like to be a master to others
	左右為難	zo2 jau6 wai4 naan4	zuo3 you4 wei2 nan2	torn between; in a dilemma
	為前途着想	wai6 cin4 tou4 zoek6 soeng2		to have a better future
	為口奔馳	wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4		to work hard to make a living
	為人作嫁	wai6 jan4 zok3 gaa3	wei4 ren2 zuo4 jia4	doing work for others with no benefit to oneself
	一言為定	jat1 jin4 wai4 ding6	yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4	that's settled then; it's a deal!
	勉為其難	min5 wai4 kei4 naan4	mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2	undertake to do the best of a difficult job
	為食鬼	wai6 sik6 gwai2		粵   greedy; gluttonous; gourmand
	以...為準	ji5...wai4 zeon2	yi3...wei2 zhun3	based on
	親暱行為	can1 nik1 hang4 wai4	qin1 ni4 xing2 wei2	intimacy
	為食貓	wai6 sik6 maau1		粵   greedy; gluttonous; gourmand
	簽保守行為	cim1 bou2 sau2 hang4 wai4		be bound over; bind over
	非法行為	fei1 faat3 hang4 wai4	fei1 fa3 xing2 wei2	illegal act
	為因	wai6 jan1		粵   because
	人不為己天誅地滅	jan4 bat1 wai6 gei2 tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6	ren2 bu4 wei4 zi3 tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4	every man for himself
	歎為觀止	taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2	tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3	acclaim something (e.g. a work of art) as the acme of perfection
	奉為圭臬	fung6 wai4 gwai1 jit6	feng4 wei2 gui1 nie4	look up to as the standard
	不足為奇	bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4	bu4 zu2 wei2 qi2	nothing worth being suprised about
	步步為營	bou6 bou6 wai4 jing4	bu4 bu4 wei2 ying2	advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step
	鮮為人知	sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1	xian3 wei2 ren2 zhi1	not known to many, secret to all but a few
	為非作歹	wai4 fei1 zok3 daai2	wei2 fei1 zuo4 dai3	to commit all kinds of misdeeds and crimes; to commit evil acts;
	胡作非為	wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4	hu2 zuo4 fei1 wei2	to commit all manner of wickedness; to carry out evil deeds
	為虎傅翼	wai6 fu2 fu6 jik6	wei4 hu3 fu4 yi4	assist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings
	為虎添翼	wai6 fu2 tim1 jik6	wei4 hu3 tian1 yi4	assist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings
	先睹為快	sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3	xian1 du3 wei2 kuai4	to have the pleasure to be the first person to see sth.
	女為悅己者容	neoi5 wai6 jyut6 gei2 ze2 jung4	nv3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2	women get put on make-up for those whom they like; a girl will doll herself up for the one she loves
	扭虧為盈	nau2 kwai1 wai4 jing4	niu3 kui1 wei2 ying2	to go from defecit to surplus; to turnaround; to reverse defecit and make profit
	以此為戒	ji5 ci2 wai4 gaai3	yi3 ci3 wei2 jie4	as a warning to; as a lesson; take this as a warning
	以攻為守	ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2	yi3 gong1 wei2 shou3	attack as a means of defence; use offense in order to defend
	識時務者為俊傑	sik1 si4 mou6 ze2 wai4 zeon3 git6	shi4 [TW] shi2 [PRC] shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei2 jun4 jie2	one can only be a hero when he is able to recognize the trend of current events; be accomodating to the present situation
	為食啄	wai6 sik6 doeng1	wei4 shi2 zhuo2	粵   glutton
	自以為是	zi6 ji5 wai4 si6	zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4	to think oneself is right
	勝者為王,敗者為寇	sing3 ze2 wai4 wong4, baai6 ze2 wai4 kau3	sheng4 zhe3 wei2 wang2, bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4	the winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw
	民以食為天	man4 ji5 sik6 wai4 tin1	min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1	food is the first necessity of the people
	逼良為娼	bik1 loeng4 wai4 coeng1	bi1 liang2 wei2 chang1	force an honorable woman into prostitution
	所為	so2 wai4	suo3 wei2	what one does; doings
	親力親為	can1 lik6 can1 wai6	qin1 li4 qin1 wei4	to do sth. personally; DIY
	好自為之	hou2 zi6 wai4 zi1	hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1	look out for oneself
	以大局為重	ji5 daai6 guk6 wai4 zung6	yi3 da4 ju2 wei2 zhong4	to be more concerned about the overall situation than personal affairs
	被譽為	bei6 jyu6 wai4	bei4 yu4 wei2	be acclaimed as; be regarded as
	為人母	wai4 jan4 mou5	wei2 ren2 mu3	be a mother
	為人父	wai4 jan4 fu6	wei2 ren2 fu4	be a father
	為免	wai6 min5	wei4 mian3	in order to avoid
	先下手為強	sin1 haa6 sau2 wai4 koeng4	xian1 xia4 shou3 wei2 qiang2	better strike the first blow
	為人師表	wai4 jan4 si1 biu2	wei2 ren2 shi1 biao3	role model to students
	攻心為上	gung1 sam1 wai4 soeng6	gong1 xin1 wei2 shang4	catch more flies with honey
	量力而為	loeng6 lik6 ji4 wai4	liang4 li4 e8pr2 wei2	know one's limits; not go overboard
	相依為命	soeng1 ji1 wai4 ming6	xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4	to rely on one another through thick and thin
	行為主義	hang4 wai4 zyu2 ji6	xing2 wei2 zhu3 yi4	behaviorism
	唔好為咗一棵樹,而放棄成個森林	m4 hou2 wai6 zo2 jat1 po1 syu6, ji4 fong3 hei3 seng4 go3 sam1 lam4		粵   don't focus on only one girl, hence give up other girls
	捨身為國	se2 san1 wai6 gwok3	she3 shen1 wei4 guo2	to die for one's country
	為虎作倀	wai6 fu2 zok3 coeng1	wei4 hu3 zuo4 chang1	hold a candle to the devil
	為荷	wai4 ho6	wei2 he4	國   [formal] much obliged; very grateful
	指鹿為馬	zi2 luk6 wai4 maa5	zhi3 lu4 wei2 ma3	distort facts
	若要人不知，除非己莫為	jeok6 jiu3 jan4 bat1 zi1, ceoi4 fei1 gei2 mok6 wai4	ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1, chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2	if you don't want to be found out, don't do sth. (wrong)
	為所欲為	wai4 so2 juk6 wai4	wei2 suo3 yu4 wei2	to have one's way and do whatever one likes
	何樂而不為	ho4 lok6 ji4 bat1 wai4	he2 le4 er2 bu4 wei2	why not go ahead with it
	吃得苦中苦，方為人上人	hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2, fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4	chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3, fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2	to rise in society you must be able edure the most difficult of hardships
	知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也	zi1 zi1 wai4 zi1 zi1, bat1 zi1 wai4 bat1 zi1, si6 zi1 yaa5	zhi1 zhi1 wei2 zhi1 zhi1, bu4 zhi1 wei2 bu4 zhi1, shi4 zhi1 ye3	to admit that you know what you know, and admit what you don't know, that is to really know
	助桀為虐	zo6 git6 wai4 joek6	zhu4 jie2 wei2 nue4	support a tryant in doing evil; assist others in doing evil
	孳孳為利	zi1 zi1 wai4 lei6	zi1 zi1 wei2 li4	to work untiringly day and night for money
	孳孳為善	zi1 zi1 wai4 sin6	zi1 zi1 wei2 shan4	to persist in doing good; to persevere in doing good
	為國捐軀	wai6 gwok3 gyun1 keoi1	wei4 guo2 juan1 qu1	to die in service for one's country; to sacrifice one's life for his country
	為皮	wai4 pei4*2	wei2 pi2	粵   cover the cost; overhead; expense
	落草為寇	lok6 cou2 wai4 kau3	luo4 cao3 wei2 kou4	to become an outlaw
	精誠所至，金石為開	zing1 sing4 so2 zi3 gam1 sek6 wai4 hoi1	jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 jin1 shi2 wei2 kai1	where there's a will, there's a way
	化干戈為玉帛	faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6	hua4 gan1 ge wei2 yu4 bo2	beat swords into ploughshares
	寧為玉碎,不為瓦全	ning4 wai4 juk6 seoi3 bat1 wai4 ngaa5 cyun4	ning4 wei2 yu4 sui4 bu4 wei2 wa3 sui4	be willing to make sacrifices in the name of justice than lapse in one's integrity
	化險為夷	faa3 him2 wai4 ji4	hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2	escape the jaws of danger; transform danger into safety
	有賭未為輸	jau5 dou2 mei6 wai4 syu1	you3 du3 wei4 wei2 shu1	as long as you're still gambling, you have not lost yet
	助紂為虐	zo6 zau6 wai4 joek6	zhu4 zhou4 wei2 nve4	aid and abet the evil-doer
	為之	wai4 zi1	wei2 zhi1	considered as; defined as
	為之動容	wai4 zi1 dung6 jung4	wei2 zhi1 dong4 rong2	be apparently touched