WordTaiwan frequency #21,845
為所欲為
ㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄨㄟˊ
“do whatever one wants; act without restraint or scruple”
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為
ㄨㄟˋ
To do; to act; to make; to become; to be; to serve as; because of; for; by (passive voice marker).
所
ㄙㄨㄛˇ
Place or location; classifier for buildings or institutions; particle introducing a relative clause or passive construction; that which.
欲
ㄩˋ
To want; to desire; to wish for; to intend; appetite; passion; lust; greed.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 因為ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋbecause; owing to; on account of; introduces a reason or cause
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 認為ㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe; to consider; to feel; to hold the view that
- 成為ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋto become; to turn into; to develop into; to grow into.
- 所有ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇall; every; the whole of; to own; to possess; to have
- 為什麼why?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.
- 行為ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋaction; conduct; behavior; activity; outward actions based on personal will
- 作為ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋdeed; act; to act as; in the capacity of; qua; to regard as; to take as
- 以為ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.
- 所謂ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋwhat is meant by the expression; what is referred to as; (derog.) so-called
- 為何ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊwhy; for what reason
- 視為ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋto regard as; to consider to be; to view as; to deem