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如狼似虎

Mandarin · pinyin rú láng sì hǔ

Meanings

  1. lit. like wolves and tigers
  2. ruthless
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
狼
láng · wolf
似
sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem
虎
hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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2–2–4–3 · ru2 lang2 si4 hu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 long4 ci5 fu2

Cantonese word readings for 如狼似虎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyu4 long4 ci5 fu2

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phrase

  1. (simile) brutal and ferocious

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