作奸犯科

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	traitor	to violate; to offend	branch of study; administrative section; division branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes, etc.); to fine somebody
trad. (作奸犯科)		作	奸	犯	科
simp. ^#(作奸犯科)		作	奸	犯	科

Etymology

From Chu Shi Biao by 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang):

若有作奸犯科及為忠善者，宜付有司論其刑賞。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

若有作奸犯科及为忠善者，宜付有司论其刑赏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》

Ruò yǒu zuòjiānfànkē jí wèi zhōngshàn zhě, yí fù yǒusī lùn qí xíngshǎng. [Pinyin]

Any person who commits an offence or renders meritorious service to the State should be handed over to the appropriate authority, who will then make the decision on what punishment or reward to be given out.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòjiān-fànkē
(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢㄈㄢˋ ㄎㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ gaan¹ faan⁶ fo¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòjiān-fànkē
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢㄈㄢˋ ㄎㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòjianfànke
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-chien¹-fan⁴-kʻo¹
  - Yale: dzwò-jyān-fàn-kē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohjianfannke
  - Palladius: цзоцзяньфанькэ (czoczjanʹfanʹkɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡swɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵ fän⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ gaan¹ faan⁶ fo¹
  - Yale: jok gāan faahn fō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ gaan¹ faan⁶ fo¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ gan¹ fan⁶ fo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn⁵⁵ faːn²² fɔː⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /t͡suo^H|t͡sɑ^H|t͡sɑk̚ kɑn bɨɐm^X kʰuɑ/

Rime
Character	作	作	作	奸	犯	科
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3	1/1	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	精 (13)	精 (13)	見 (28)	並 (3)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	歌 (94)	唐 (103)	寒 (61)	凡 (146)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	I	I	I	III	I
Fanqie	臧祚切	則箇切	則落切	古寒切	防錽切	苦禾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suo^H/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/t͡sɑk̚/	/kɑn/	/bɨɐm^X/	/kʰuɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suo^H/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/t͡sɑk̚/	/kɑn/	/biɐm^X/	/kʰuɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡so^H/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/t͡sɑk̚/	/kɑn/	/biɐm^X/	/kʰuɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɔ^H/	/t͡sa^H/	/t͡sak̚/	/kan/	/buam^X/	/kʰwa/
Li Rong	/t͡so^H/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/t͡sɑk̚/	/kɑn/	/biɐm^X/	/kʰuɑ/
Wang Li	/t͡su^H/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/t͡sɑk̚/	/kɑn/	/bĭwɐm^X/	/kʰuɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡suo^H/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/t͡sɑk̚/	/kɑn/	/bʱi̯wɐm^X/	/kʰuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zù	zuò	zuo	gān	fàn	kuō
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zou³	zo³	zok³	gon¹	faan⁶	fo¹

Verb

作奸犯科

to do evil and commit offence(s)

Synonyms

為非作歹／为非作歹 (wéifēizuòdǎi)