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助纣为虐

zhù Zhòu wéi nüè

4-character word Traditional 助紂為虐

What 助纣为虐 means

1. lit. helping tyrant Zhou {商纣王|Shāng Zhòu wáng} in his oppression (idiom)
2. fig. to take the side of the evildoer
3. giving succor to the enemy

The characters in 助纣为虐

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 纣zhòucrupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 虐nüè(bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh; (literary) disaster; catastrophe