為所欲為

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	actually; place; (nominalization prefix)	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (為所欲為/爲所欲爲)		為/爲	所	欲	為/爲
simp. (为所欲为)		为	所	欲	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéisuǒyùwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ so² juk⁶ wai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-só͘-io̍k-ûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéisuǒyùwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéisuǒyùwéi
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-so³-yü⁴-wei²
    • Yale: wéi-swǒ-yù-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weisuooyuhwei
    • Palladius: вэйсоюйвэй (vɛjsojujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ so² juk⁶ wai⁴
    • Yale: wàih só yuhk wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ so² juk⁹ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ so² yug⁶ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚² wɐi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-só͘-io̍k-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: uî-sóo-io̍k-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uisofiog'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴⁻² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² ui²³/

Verb

為所欲為

1. (derogatory) to do as one pleases, without constraints or scruples