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為虎作倀
wai6 fu2 zok3 coeng1
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hold a candle to the devil; help a villain do evil [literal] act as an evil spirit to a tiger  Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for虎 fu2 - tiger 作 zok3 - make; write; regard as 倀 coeng1 caang4 caang1 - ghost of someone controlled by a tiger |
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