落草为寇

luò cǎo wéi kòu

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1. to take to the woods to become an outlaw (idiom)

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Child Words of 落草为寇

• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 草 草 cǎo: grass
• 落 落 là: to leave out
• 落 落 lào: colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
• 落 落 luò: to fall or drop
• 寇 寇 kòu: to invade