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为虎作伥
為虎作倀
wèihǔzuòchāng
1. to act as accomplice to the tiger
2. to help a villain do evil (idiom)

Character Breakdown

为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2 4 丶
虎
hǔ
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
HSK 4 8 丶
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶
伥
chāng
the ghost of one devoured by a tiger
6 丶

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