狼餐虎噬 — “To eat ravenously and voraciously, like a wolf devouring its prey”
狼餐虎噬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat ravenously and voraciously, like a wolf devouring its prey”. To wolf down food. It can also metaphorically describe the ruthless exploitation or plunder of others. Literally, “Wolf's feast, tiger's devour”.
狼餐虎噬 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狼餐虎噬 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 狼餐虎噬
The King of Hell's palace was conducting its regular inventory. The judge began checking the register of hungry ghosts.
Suddenly, a demon attendant rushed in to report: "The previous guardian of the Ghost Gate was negligent, allowing many hungry ghosts to seize the chance to escape to the human world and live amongst mortals."
The King of Hell asked what they were doing in the human world. The attendant replied that they had become county magistrates.
The King of Hell sighed, "These hungry ghosts, once they gain power, will certainly ruthlessly exploit and harm the people, like wolves devouring and tigers preying."
Idioms Related to 狼餐虎噬
Synonyms of 狼餐虎噬
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 狼餐虎噬
What does 狼餐虎噬 mean?
狼餐虎噬 (láng cān hǔ shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat ravenously and voraciously, like a wolf devouring its prey”.
How do you pronounce 狼餐虎噬?
狼餐虎噬 is pronounced láng cān hǔ shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼餐虎噬 literally mean?
Literally, 狼餐虎噬 means “Wolf's feast, tiger's devour”. It is used to mean “to eat ravenously and voraciously, like a wolf devouring its prey”.
Where does 狼餐虎噬 come from?
狼餐虎噬 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼餐虎噬?
①形容吃东西又猛又急。同“狼餐虎咽”。②比喻残酷剥削搜括。