帮凶

Traditional (Taiwan): 幫凶

bāngxiōng ㄅㄤ ㄒㄩㄥ

    • accomplice
    • accessory

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 爪牙 zhǎoyá
    • 指使爪牙 instruct one's henchmen
    • 反动派的爪牙 lackeys of the reactionaries
  • 鹰犬 yīngquǎn
    • 清除鹰犬 wipe out the lackeys
    • 恶势力的鹰犬 hounds of the forces of evil

Telling them apart

帮凶 is someone who helps another commit a crime or evil deed. 爪牙 is a henchman who is himself a tool of the evildoer and carries out wrongdoing on his orders.

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