豺狼虎豹
chái láng hǔ bào · lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); fig. nasty, cruel people
Character breakdown
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How to learn 豺狼虎豹
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Words with the same characters
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tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
马虎mǎhucareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
狼狈lángbèiin a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)
狼吞虎咽lángtūn-hǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
豺狼chái lángjackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person
豺狼当路chái láng dāng lùravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land