狼顾鸢视 — “To look around ferociously and greedily”
狼顾鸢视 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look around ferociously and greedily”. To cast a predatory and suspicious gaze, like a wolf and a kite. Literally, “Wolf-gaze, kite-sight”.
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那个竞争对手总是狼顾鸢视地观察市场动向，寻找吞并小公司的机会。
That competitor always observed market trends with a predatory and greedy gaze, looking for opportunities to acquire smaller companies.
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 狼顾鸢视
What does 狼顾鸢视 mean?
狼顾鸢视 (láng gù yuān shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look around ferociously and greedily”.
How do you pronounce 狼顾鸢视?
狼顾鸢视 is pronounced láng gù yuān shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼顾鸢视 literally mean?
Literally, 狼顾鸢视 means “Wolf-gaze, kite-sight”. It is used to mean “to look around ferociously and greedily”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼顾鸢视?
如狼鹰视物。形容凶狠而贪婪。