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  *狼* | 狼* | *狼
HSK 7-9
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
lecher; pervert; wolf
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
wolf spider
Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
lone wolf
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡
jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
loner; lone wolf
Wolf, Woolf (name)
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
big bad wolf
dire wolf (Canis dirus)
wolf cub
Wolf Totem, novel by Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民 aka Jiang Rong 姜戎
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
big bad wolf
to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf) / to be fearful
the Wolf Prize (for science and arts)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狦* | 狦* | *狦
(archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *萴* | 萴* | *萴
plant genus Aconitum, aka monkshood or wolf's bane (used as poison and medicine) / Taiwan pr. [ze2]
lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狽* | 狽* | *狽
a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳|中山狼传
wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
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  *嗥* | 嗥* | *嗥
to howl (like a wolf)
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends)


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