狼贪虎视 — “To be insatiably greedy and fiercely ambitious”
狼贪虎视 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be insatiably greedy and fiercely ambitious”. To covet with predatory intent. Literally, “Wolf greedy, tiger glaring”.
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狼贪虎视 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狼贪虎视 Character Breakdown
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面对那块丰厚的市场份额，几家公司都表现出狼贪虎视的态度，竞争异常激烈。
Faced with that lucrative market share, several companies showed a wolf-greedy, tiger-eyed attitude, leading to intense competition.
Idioms Related to 狼贪虎视
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tūn吞hǔ虎shì噬ruthlessly exploit with extreme avarice
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎cān餐eat very quickly and ravenously
- 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
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What does 狼贪虎视 mean?
狼贪虎视 (láng tān hǔ shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be insatiably greedy and fiercely ambitious”.
How do you pronounce 狼贪虎视?
狼贪虎视 is pronounced láng tān hǔ shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼贪虎视 literally mean?
Literally, 狼贪虎视 means “Wolf greedy, tiger glaring”. It is used to mean “to be insatiably greedy and fiercely ambitious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼贪虎视?
象狼一样贪婪，象老虎一样睁大眼睛盯着。比喻野心很大。