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run amuck; act wildly in defiance of the law or public opinion; commit all kinds of outrages; play the gangster

hú zuò fēi wéi

胡 作 非 为

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derogrun amuck; act wildly in defiance of the law or public opinion; commit all kinds of outrages; play the gangster
- wǔ zhuāng qiǎng jié fàn zài jīn róng qū nèi héng chōng zhí zhuàng hú zuò fēi wéi
  武装抢劫犯在金融区内横冲直撞胡作非为。
  The armed robbers rampaged through the financial district.
- yǒu de rén tīng rèn hái zi hú zuò fēi wéi
  有的人听任孩子胡作非为。
  Some people let their children run riot.
synonym
wéi suǒ yù wéi为所欲为 dǎn dà wàng wéi胆大妄为 wéi fēi zuò dǎi为非作歹 rě shì shēng fēi惹是生非 zuò jiān fàn kē作奸犯科 zì yì wàng wéi恣意妄为 rèn xìng wàng wéi任性妄为 héng xíng bù fǎ横行不法 sì xíng wú jì肆行无忌 wàng zuò hú wéi妄作胡为 hú zuò luàn wéi胡作乱为
antonym
xún guī dǎo jǔ循规蹈矩 ān fèn shǒu jǐ安分守己 fèng gōng shǒu fǎ奉公守法 ān fèn shǒu jì安分守纪

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