| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 桀纣之恶 | 桀紂之惡 | jié zhòu zhī è | jie2 zhou4 zhi1 e4 | The devil is not as black as painted. (idiom) | ||
| 2 | 商纣王 | 商紂王 | shāng zhòu wáng | Shang1 Zhou4 wang2 | King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant | ||
| 3 | 武王伐纣 | 武王伐紂 | wǔ wáng fá zhòu | Wu3 wang2 fa2 Zhou4 | King Wu of Zhou 周武王 | ||
| 4 | 纣 | 紂 | zhòu | zhou4 | saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back) | ||
| 5 | 纣辛 | 紂辛 | zhòu xīn | Zhou4 Xin1 | Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty | ||
| 6 | 助纣为虐 | 助紂為虐 | zhù zhòu wéi nüè | zhu4 Zhou4 wei2 nu:e4 | lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy |
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