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狼奔豕突

Mandarin · pinyin láng bēn shǐ tū

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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long4 ban1 ci2 dat6

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