落草為寇

Chinese

		to become a bandit in the mountains and woods	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	bandit
trad. (落草為寇/落草爲寇)		落草	為/爲	寇
simp. (落草为寇)		落草	为	寇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luòcǎowéikòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ cou² wai⁴ kau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luòcǎowéikòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luòcǎowéikòu
    • Wade–Giles: lo⁴-tsʻao³-wei²-kʻou⁴
    • Yale: lwò-tsǎu-wéi-kòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohtsaoweikow
    • Palladius: лоцаовэйкоу (locaovɛjkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lok⁶ cou² wai⁴ kau³
    • Yale: lohk chóu wàih kau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ tsou² wai⁴ kau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ cou² wei⁴ keo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/

Idiom

落草為寇

1. to become a bandit in the mountains and woods