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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「胡作亂為」. Learn its usage below.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「胡作亂為」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Still doing evil things. Do bad things without any scruples, regardless of laws or public opinion.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hú zuò luàn wéi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wu4 jok3 lyun6 wai6/wai4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.