为非作歹 in English wei2 fei1 zuo4 dai3 Meaning

Meanings

• to break the law and commit crimes (idiomatic expression); malefactor
• evildoer
• to perpetrate outrages

Pinyin

wei2 fei1 zuo4 dai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

为wei4as (in the capacity of) 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 作zuo4worker 歹dai3bad