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 12736 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
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 狼
Unicode code for this character: U+72fc (off-site link)

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