狼心狗肺

lángxīngǒufèi

idiom #65,556

Meanings

Tā jìngrán chūmài le zuì hǎo de péngyǒu, zhēnshì láng xīn gǒu fèi.

He actually betrayed his best friend — truly heartless and treacherous.

Nǐ zhège láng xīn gǒu fèi de dōngxi, wàng'ēn fùyì!

You cold-hearted wretch, ungrateful to the core!

history

First recorded in Ming-era novelist Feng Menglong's 《醒世恒言》 (Stories to Awaken the World), describing a villain who repays kindness with betrayal.

memory

Two animals stereotyped as vicious (wolf) and base (dog) — picture the organs of both inside one person to remember the insult.

狼 láng

心 xīn

狗 gǒu

肺 fèi