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為虎添翼 (wai6 fu2 tim1 jik6) — assist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings in Cantonese

waiˍ₆為fuˊ²虎timˉ¹添jikˍ₆翼
简 为虎添翼
Mandarin Pinyin: wei4 hu3 tian1 yi4

Meaning of 為虎添翼

nounassist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings
nounto support a villain doing something bad

Characters in 為虎添翼

為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous
添tim1
give birth to (a baby); have (a baby)
翼jik6
wing (of birds, buildings, etc); flank

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