作妖
作妖 zuò yāo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠ zok3 jiu1
- (dialect) to cause trouble; to act up
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
- 作废作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
Idioms with these characters
- 并肩作战並肩作戰 bìng jiān zuò zhàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3 (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- 俾夜作昼俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 俾昼作夜俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 从中作梗從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 当家作主當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 兴妖作怪興妖作怪 xīng yāo zuò guài ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ hing1 jiu1 zok3 gwaai3 lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
- 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài ㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ jiu1 mo1 gwai2 gwaai3 (idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings
- 妖言惑众妖言惑眾 yāo yán huò zhòng ㄧㄠ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ jiu2 jin4 waak6 zung3 to mislead the public with rumors (idiom)