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胡作非為 (wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4) — to commit all manner of wickedness; to carry out evil deeds in Cantonese

wuˎ₄胡zok˗₃作feiˉ¹非waiˎ₄為
简 胡作非为
Mandarin Pinyin: hu2 zuo4 fei1 wei2

Meaning of 胡作非為

nounto commit all manner of wickedness; to carry out evil deeds

Characters in 胡作非為

胡wu4
non-Han ethnic tribes in the north and west of China in ancient times
非fei1
wrong; unjustified; wrongdoing
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為

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