狼吞虎噬 — “To gobble up or devour like wolves and tigers”
狼吞虎噬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gobble up or devour like wolves and tigers”. To exploit ruthlessly and greedily, showing extreme avarice and cruelty. Literally, “Wolf-devouring, tiger-munching”.
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狼吞虎噬 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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这个商人为了追求利润，不择手段地狼吞虎噬，完全不顾他人的死活。
To pursue profit, this businessman unscrupulously devoured resources and opportunities, completely disregarding the well-being of others.
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Synonyms of 狼吞虎噬
More idioms starting with 狼
- láng狼qián前hǔ虎hòu后escape one danger only to fall into another
- láng狼hào号guǐ鬼jiào叫wail and shriek mournfully
- láng狼háo号guǐ鬼kū哭wailing like wolves and crying like ghosts
- láng狼chī吃fú幞tóu头suffer in silence
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎yàn咽gobble up food hastily and greedily
- láng狼háo嗥gǒu狗jiào叫tumultuous racket of unruly people
- láng狼háo嗥guǐ鬼jiào叫to shriek and wail mournfully
- láng狼háo嚎guǐ鬼jiào叫eerie howling and screaming
- láng狼duō多ròu肉shǎo少too many competitors for limited resources
- láng狼bēn奔tù兔tuō脱flee in panic
- láng狼bēn奔shǐ豕tū突to rampage wildly and disruptively
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What does 狼吞虎噬 mean?
狼吞虎噬 (láng tūn hǔ shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gobble up or devour like wolves and tigers”.
How do you pronounce 狼吞虎噬?
狼吞虎噬 is pronounced láng tūn hǔ shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼吞虎噬 literally mean?
Literally, 狼吞虎噬 means “Wolf-devouring, tiger-munching”. It is used to mean “to gobble up or devour like wolves and tigers”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼吞虎噬?
像狼虎那样吞食咬嚼。比喻极为贪婪残忍。