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

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

to become a bandit in the mountains and woods

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