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lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
Wolverine, comic book superhero
wolfdog
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
Mount Langya in Hebei
thankless wretch; an ingrate
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  *狼* | 狼* | *狼
HSK 7-9
werewolf
lecher; pervert; wolf
Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
in a mess / scattered about / in complete disorder
ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs
the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
writing brush of weasel bristle
in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.)
HSK 7-9
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
Wolf Totem, novel by Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民 aka Jiang Rong 姜戎
to have a bad reputation
wolf spider
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  *藉* | 藉* | *藉
(literary) to tread on; to insult / used in 狼藉
jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant
ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
battered and exhausted / stuck in a dilemma
jackal
cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
lupus (skin disease)
(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc
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
(medicine) lupus erythematosus
big bad wolf
many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around
wolves howling / (fig.) to howl / to ululate
to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
dire wolf (Canis dirus)
wolf cub
(idiom) ferocious beasts
lone wolf
big bad wolf
coyote (Canis latrans)
wolverine (Gulo gulo), also named 貂熊
ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳|中山狼传
lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
lupus erythematosus
pepper spray
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces
thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / fig. nasty, cruel people
to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf) / to be fearful
(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources
The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡
Lupus (constellation)
wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends)
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
(old) henchman
ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
variant of 榔頭|榔头
variant of 鬼哭狼嚎
variant of 狼藉


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