servile ghost of the tiger's victim; one who helps an evildoer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
ghost of one devoured by a tiger; servile follower of a villain
literaryIn Chinese folklore, the ghost of a person killed by a tiger is doomed to serve the tiger by luring new victims. The term is used metaphorically to describe a person who, instead of fighting their oppressor, actively assists them in harming others. Related to the idiom 为虎作伥.
Nà那
xiē些
gān甘
xīn心
wèi为
qīn侵
luè略
zhě者
fú服
wù务
de的
hàn汉
jiān奸
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
wèi为
hǔ虎
zuò作
chāng伥
de的
chāng伥
guǐ鬼
。
Those traitors who willingly served the invaders were no different from the servile ghosts of a tiger.
Zài在
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
chāng伥
guǐ鬼
huì会
yǐn引
yòu诱
lù路
rén人
zǒu走
rù入
hǔ虎
kǒu口
。
In folklore, the ghost of a tiger's victim would lure travelers into the tiger's jaws.