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

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

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

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