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白眼狼

Mandarin · pinyin bái yǎn láng

thankless wretch; an ingrate

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
狼: láng · wolf

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2–3–2 · bai2 yan3 lang2

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baak6 ngaan5 long4

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noun

(chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, figurative, derogatory) ingrate; ungrateful person (especially a child) (Classifier: 個／个 m; 隻／只 m; 匹 m; 條／条 m)

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