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助纣为虐
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Definitions
- 1. lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|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
Child Words of 助纣为虐
because of
as (in the capacity of)
(bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhòu], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
to help
oppressive