助威
zhù wēi
Pinyin
Definition
助威
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- to cheer for
- to encourage
- to boost the morale of
Character Decomposition
Idioms (17)
作威作福
- 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
助一臂之力
- 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
- 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
- 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
- 3 giving succor to the enemy
失道寡助
- 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
- 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support