豺狼

cháiláng
noun #17,145

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 jackal and wolf
  2. 2 (figuratively) cruel and evil person; vicious tyrant

Examples

Zhèxiē cháiláng dāngdào, bǎixìng kǔbùkānyán.
With these wolves in power, the people suffer unspeakably.
Tā biǎomiàn héshàn, shíjìshàng shì gè cháiláng.
He seems kind on the surface, but he's actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Tips

usage
豺狼 is almost always used figuratively in modern Chinese to describe cruel, predatory people. The idiom 豺狼当道 (cháiláng dāngdào) means 'wolves block the road' — evil people hold power.

Stroke Order

chái
láng