[-]

Jyutping waai6 si6
Pinyin huài shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bad thing; misdeed
  2. to ruin things
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    有違​道德​、​傷天害​理​嘅​事
    bad thing
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    bad thing; evil deed
    (syn.) 歹代, 䆀代
  2. verb
    to ruin things; to make things worse
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1745
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    知识就是力量,但这力量可以用来做好事,也可以用来做坏事。
    知識就是力量,但這力量可以用來做好事,也可以用來做壞事。
    zhī shí jiù shì lì liàng , dàn zhè lì liang kě yǐ yòng lái zuò hǎo shì , yě kě yǐ yòng lái zuò huài shì 。
    • Knowledge is power, but it is power for evil just as much as for good.
  2. Mandarin
    因为他做了不少坏事,我们可以断定他不是个好人。
    因為他做了不少壞事,我們可以斷定他不是個好人。
    yīn wèi tā zuò le bù shǎo huài shì , wǒ men kě yǐ duàn dìng tā bú shi gè hǎo rén 。
    • As he has done a lot of bad things, we can conclude that he is a bad person.
  3. Mandarin
    过多会坏事,过少不济事。
    過多會壞事,過少不濟事。
    guò duō huì huài shì , guò shǎo bù jì shì 。
    • Too much spoils, too little is nothing.
  4. Mandarin
    有一些孩子们,当他们的父母亲不在时就做坏事,别人拿他们没办法。
    有一些孩子們,當他們的父母親不在時就做壞事,別人拿他們沒辦法。
    yǒu yī xiē hái zi men , dāng tā men de fù mǔ qīn bù zài shí jiù zuò huài shì , bié ren ná tā men méi bàn fǎ 。
    • Some children are as bad as they can be while their parents are gone.
  5. Mandarin
    不是坏事,不是丑事,不是错事,确认了这三点就没事。
    不是壞事,不是醜事,不是錯事,確認了這三點就沒事。
    bú shi huài shì , bú shi chǒu shì , bú shi cuò shì , què rèn le zhè sān diǎn jiù méi shì 。
    • If it isn't a bad, dirty, or wrong thing, then it's alright.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我样样都可以帮你,惟独是做坏事我唔可以帮你。
    我樣樣都可以幫你,惟獨是做壞事我唔可以幫你。
    ngo5 joeng6 joeng6 dou1 ho2 ji5 bong1 nei5, wai4 duk6 si6 zou6 waai6 si6 ngo5 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 nei5.
    • I can do you a favour for everything, only except to help you do something evil.
  2. Cantonese
    你做咁多坏事,惭唔惭愧㗎?
    你做咁多壞事,慚唔慚愧㗎?
    nei5 zou6 gam3 do1 waai6 si6, caam4 m4 caam4 kwai5 gaa3?
    • You such an evildoer, don't you feel ashamed?
  3. Cantonese
    佢背住父母做咗好多坏事。
    佢背住父母做咗好多壞事。
    keoi5 bui3 zyu6 fu6 mou5 zou6 zo2 hou2 do1 waai6 si6
    • He has done lots of wicked things behind his parents' back.
  4. Cantonese
    佢为自己所做嘅坏事辩护。
    佢為自己所做嘅壞事辯護。
    keoi5 wai6 zi6 gei2 so2 zou6 ge3 waai6 si6 bin6 wu6.
    • He tried to justify himself for his wrongdoing.
  5. Cantonese
    佢生前做过好多坏事。
    佢生前做過好多壞事。
    keoi5 sang1 cin4 zou6 gwo3 hou2 do1 waai6 si6.
    • He did a lot of bad things during his life.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    匈牙利事件不是好事,这是大家清楚的。但是它也有二重性。由于匈牙利的同志们在事件的发展过程中间处理得正确,结果匈牙利事件由坏事转变成了一件好事。
    匈牙利事件不是好事,這是大家清楚的。但是它也有二重性。由於匈牙利的同志們在事件的發展過程中間處理得正確,結果匈牙利事件由壞事轉變成了一件好事。
    xiōng yá lì shì jiàn bù shì hǎo shì , zhè shì dà jiā qīng chǔ de . dàn shì tā yě yǒu èr chóng xìng . yóu yú xiōng yá lì de tóng zhì men zài shì jiàn de fā zhǎn guò chéng zhōng jiān chǔ lǐ de zhèng què , jié guǒ xiōng yá lì shì jiàn yóu huài shì zhuǎn biàn chéng le yī jiàn hǎo shì .
    • Everybody knows that the Hungarian incident was not a good thing. But it too had a dual character. Because our Hungarian comrades took proper action in the course of the incident, what was a bad thing has eventually turned into a good one.
  2. Mandarin
    好话说尽,坏事做绝
    好話説盡,壞事做絕
    hǎo huà shuō jìn , huài shì zuò jué
    • to say as many fine words as one can and do as many bad deeds as one is able to