"Wolf" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 sè láng lecher / pervert / wolf
 láng wolf / CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant
 Wò ěr fū Wolf, Woolf (name)
 dà huī láng big bad wolf
 Láng Tú téng Wolf Totem, novel by Lü / Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2] aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2]
 yǐn láng rù shì to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble
 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
 mián lǐ cáng zhēn 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
 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends)
 bèi a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
 Zhōng shān Láng Zhuàn The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng 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
 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng 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
 wò ěr fū jiǎng the Wolf Prize (for science and arts)
 láng jǐng wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
 láng bēn shǐ tū the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom) / crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
 láng zǎi wolf cub
 láng zhī wolf spider (Lycosidae family)
 Mǎ Zhōng xī Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳|中山狼传[Zhong1 shan1 Lang2 Zhuan4]
 kǒng láng dire wolf (Canis dirus)
 láng zhū wolf spider
 shān (archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf
 dà yě láng big bad wolf
 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng 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
 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ 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
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