却是助纣为虐
“helps evil thrive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
无心无意
“who unknowingly”
却 是 助纣为虐
“helps evil thrive.”
这股阴邪之气
“This sinister aura”
“Good intentions or ignorance do not excuse the fact that you enabled evil.”
This idiom derives from King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, legendary for his cruelty. In Chinese morality, assisting bad actors—even passively or unintentionally—incurs severe ethical condemnation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
helping an evildoer; abetting a villain
A powerful four-character idiom (chengyu) used in formal or literary contexts to strongly condemn someone aiding wrongdoers.