狼奔豕突

Mandarin · pinyin láng bēn shǐ tū

Meanings

  1. the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
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狼
láng · wolf
奔
bēn · run fast, flee; rush about; run
豕
shǐ · a pig, boar; Kangxi radical 152
突
tū · suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
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2–1–3–1 · lang2 ben1 shi3 tu1

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狼奔豕突 · lang2 ben1 shi3 tu1
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Exact source record狼奔豕突 狼奔豕突 [lang2 ben1 shi3 tu1] /the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts/