落草为寇

Traditional form:

落草為寇

Pinyin (reading):

luòcǎowéikòu

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 寇 - bandit, thief; enemy; to invade

Traditional characters:

• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 寇 - bandit, thief; enemy; to invade