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狼胎long4 toi1(adjective) (of person's behaviours) bellicose; aggressive; violent; cruel; reckless狼過華秀隻狗long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2(proverb) someone is very callous and crueler than a dog猄皮geng1 pei4deer skin; buckskin猖狂coeng1 kong4barbarious; wild猛人maang5 jan4a reputable person (can be a big time businessman or a person with high ranking; position); someone with a lot of power or authority; an individual who is very capable猛咁maang5 gam2desperately (spoken)猛火maang5 fo2raging fire猛maang5(adjective) powerful猛虎不及地頭蟲maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4a mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)猛鑊maang5 wok6a hot frying pan ; wok猛鬼maang5 gwai2haunted (spoken)猛龍活虎maang5 lung4 wut6 fu2to be full of vigor and vitality猛龍過江maang5 lung4 gwo3 gong1the Way of the Dragon, a film starring Bruce Lee; to describe someone who is successful across the borders猜呈尋caai1 cing4 cam4to play Rock-paper-scissors猜情尋caai1 cing4 cam4game of paper - scissors - stone猜枚caai1 mui2guessing game played while drinking in bars猜謎caai1 mai4guessing a riddle猜飲唱靚柄caai1 jam2 coeng3 leng3 beng3(noun) good skill of playing games, drinking, singing, beautiful appearance and good skills of socialize, which are the five basic requirements to become a famous prostitute in ninety century猧wo1a puppy猩猩sing1 sing1a hairy male or person (slang)猴擒hau4 kam4anxious (spoken)獅子山下si1 zi2 saan1 haa6'Under the Lion Rock', a Hong Kong TV series獅子山郊野公園si1 zi2 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2Lion Rock Country Park, located in Hong Kong獅子山隧道公路si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6 gung1 lou6Lion Rock Tunnel Road, a road name in Hong Kong獅子山隧道si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6(noun) the Lion Rock Tunnel獅子開大口si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2requesting too much exceeding its value (idiom)獅子魚si1 zi2 jyu2a lionfish (Pterois)獅頭鵝si1 tau4 ngo2Lion headed goose ; Shi Tou goose獎勵zoeng2 lai6incentive獐頭鼠目zoeng1 tau4 syu2 muk4(idiom) obnoxious appearance and cunning-looking獟hiu1a crazy dog獨係duk6 hai6only