歪主意 (wāi zhǔ yì) — crooked scheme; underhanded idea; bad/foolish advice (motivated by ill intent)
Definition
A 'crooked scheme' — a sneaky, ill-intentioned plan or piece of advice, not just a bad one. Pairs with 打 to mean 'cook up' such a scheme.
noun
crooked schemeunderhanded ideabad/foolish advice (motivated by ill intent)
Examples
- ，歪主意。Tā zhěng tiān bù xiǎng zhèng shì, jìn dǎ wāi zhǔ yì.He never thinks about proper business; he's always cooking up crooked schemes.
- 歪主意，。Bié tīng tā de wāi zhǔ yì, nà zhī huì ràng nǐ rě má fan.Don't listen to his evil advice — it'll only get you into trouble.
- 歪主意，。Zhè míng xiǎn shì gè wāi zhǔ yì, yòng le kěn dìng chī kuī.This is clearly a bad idea; if you go with it, you'll definitely suffer.
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