落 草 为 寇

luò cǎo wéi kòudictionary entry

(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

落草為寇落草为寇 [luo4 cao3 wei2 kou4] /(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw/

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Other forms in these source records: 落草為寇

落
là
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
lào
colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
luò
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
草
cǎo
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]
cào
See the full entry for source details.
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
寇
kòu
to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy

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