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狼蟲虎豹

简狼虫虎豹 · 繁狼蟲虎豹

Mandarin · pinyin láng chóng hǔ bào

(idiom) ferocious beasts

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狼: láng · wolf
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
豹: bào · leopard, panther; surname
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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2–2–3–4 · lang2 chong2 hu3 bao4

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