"Wolf" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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色狼 sè láng lecher / pervert / wolf
张三 Zhāng Sān Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
狼 láng wolf / CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant
沃尔夫 Wò ěr fū Wolf, Woolf (name)
大灰狼 dà huī láng big bad wolf
狼图腾 Láng Tú téng Wolf Totem, novel by Lü / Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2] aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2]
引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble
狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends)
狈 bèi a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
独行侠 dú xíng xiá loner / lone wolf
中山狼传 Zhōng shān Láng Zhuàn The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
前怕狼后怕虎 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
前门打虎，后门打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
沃尔夫奖 wò ěr fū jiǎng the Wolf Prize (for science and arts)
狼井 láng jǐng wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom) / crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
狼崽 láng zǎi wolf cub
狼蜘 láng zhī wolf spider (Lycosidae family)
马中锡 Mǎ Zhōng xī Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳|中山狼传[Zhong1 shan1 Lang2 Zhuan4]
恐狼 kǒng láng dire wolf (Canis dirus)
狼蛛 láng zhū wolf spider
狦 shān (archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf
大野狼 dà yě láng big bad wolf
舍不得孩子套不住狼 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
扮猪吃老虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
引狼入室 yǐn láng - rù shì lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
独狼 dú láng lone wolf
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