作惡 [－恶]

Jyutping zok3 ok3
Pinyin zuò è

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to do evil
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    做衰​嘢​；​做壞​事
    to do evil
    • 作惡多端
      作恶多端
      zok3 ok3 do1 dyun1
      to do all kinds of evil
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to hate; to resent
  2. verb
    to do evil
    (syn.) 做歹
  3. verb, literary
    to be depressed; to be gloomy
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不管有没有宗教，好人都会行善，而坏人都会作恶；但要是想让好人作恶，那就要靠宗教了。
    不管有沒有宗教，好人都會行善，而壞人都會作惡；但要是想讓好人作惡，那就要靠宗教了。
    bù guǎn yǒu méi yǒu zōng jiào ， hǎo rén dū huì xíng shàn ， ér huài rén dū huì zuò è ； dàn yào shi xiǎng ràng hǎo rén zuò è ， nà jiù yào kào zōng jiào le 。
    • With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    作恶多端
    作惡多端
    zok3 ok3 do1 dyun1
    • to do all kinds of evil
  2. Cantonese
    呢个黑帮大佬作恶多端，抵佢有今日喇。
    呢個黑幫大佬作惡多端，抵佢有今日喇。
    ni1 go3 haak1 bong1 daai6 lou2 zok3 ok3 do1 dyun1, dai2 keoi5 jau5 gam1 jat6 laa3.
    • This triad boss has done all kinds of evil. It serves him right!
  3. Cantonese
    为咗唔俾呢个恶霸再作恶落去，我唯有拉埋佢一齐同归于尽！
    為咗唔俾呢個惡霸再作惡落去，我唯有拉埋佢一齊同歸於盡！
    wai6 zo2 m4 bei2 ni1 go3 ok3 baa3 zoi3 zok3 ok3 lok6 heoi3, ngo5 wai4 jau5 laai1 maai4 keoi5 jat1 cai4 tung4 gwai1 jyu1 zeon6!
    • To stop this scumbag to keep on the evil act, I have the only choice to die together with him!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他经常作恶，这回终于犯事了。
    他經常作惡，這回終於犯事了。
    tā jīng cháng zuò è ， zhè huí zhōng yú fàn shì le ．
    • He often does bad things and has finally been caught.
  2. Mandarin
    上天会不会嘉许我替世上剪除这一个戕害天性的蟊贼，不让他继续为非作恶？
    上天會不會嘉許我替世上剪除這一個戕害天性的蟊賊，不讓他繼續為非作惡？
    shàng tiān huì bù huì jiā xǔ wǒ tì shì shàng jiǎn chú zhè yī ge qiāng hài tiān xìng de máo zéi ， bù ràng tā jì xù wéi fēi zuò è ？
    • And is't not to be damn'd to let this canker of our nature come in further euill?