狼 (long4 | lang2) : wolf; fierce

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狼

long4

lang2

[1] [n] wolf
[2] [粵] [adj] fierce; ruthless; greedy

(Classifier(s): 隻, 群)

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 犬 (#94)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

狼

Don't confuse with:
狠

This word has been viewed 12771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Dec 2014 10:00

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狼毒 long4 duk6 = radices euphorbiae lantu

發狼戾 faat3 long4*1 lai2 = get angry 粵

狼胎 long4 toi1 = aggressive 粵

引狼入室 jan5 long4 jap6 sat1 = attract a bad person into one's home

狼心狗肺 long4 sam1 gau2 fai3 lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4 = as cruel as a wolf; cruel and unscrupulous

狼狽 long4 bui3 lang2 bei4 = in a difficult situation

狼獾 long4 fun1 = a wolverine

狼煙 long4 jin1 = smoke signals; wolf smoke, war smoke

狼狽為奸 long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1 lang2 bei4 wei2 jian1 = act in collusion (or cahoots) with each other

防狼噴霧 fong4 long4 pan3 mou6 fang2 pen1 lang2 wu4 = pepper spray; anti-rape spray

豺狼 caai4 long4 chai2 lang2 = cruel and evil people

狼人 long4 jan4 lang2 ren2 = wolfman, loup-garou, werewolf

狼狗 long4 gau2 lang2 gou3 = a wolfdog; a wolfhound

小狼狗 siu2 long4 gau2 xiao3 lang2 gou3 = a toy boy; a boytoy; a gigolo

狼吞虎咽 long4 tan1 fu2 jin3 lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4 = gobble up, devour ravenously

勢凶夾狼 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 shi4 xiong1 jia2 lang2 = 1. fierce; overbearing; truculent 2. to be overambitious; to have a big appetite 粵

狼狽不堪 long4 bui3 bat1 ham1 lang2 bei4 bu4 kan1 = in a sorry plight; in a predicament; in sore straits; in an awkward position；[粵] 倒瀉籮蟹

海狼魚 hoi2 long4 jyu4*2 hai3 lang2 yu2 = barracuda

郊狼 gaau1 long4 jiao1 lang2 = coyote

土狼 tou2 long4 tu3 lang2 = hyena; hyaena

胡狼 wu4 long4 hu2 lang2 = jackal

狼過華秀隻狗 long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2 lang2 guo4 hua2 xiu4 zhi1 gou3 = very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog 粵

狼蛛 long4 zyu1 lang2 zhu1 = tarantula

一片狼藉 jat1 pin3 long4 zik6 = a total mess

色狼 sik1 long4 se4 lang2 = sexual maniac, “wolf.”; a rapist

紅斑狼瘡 hung4 baan1 long4 cong1 = Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+72fc (off-site link)

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