狼心狗行 — “To be vicious and despicable”
狼心狗行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be vicious and despicable”. To have a brutal and shameless disposition. Literally, “wolf heart, dog behavior”.
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狼心狗行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狼心狗行 Character Breakdown
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那个歹徒为了达到目的，常常做出狼心狗行的事情，令人不齿。
That ruffian often committed vicious and despicable acts to achieve his goals, which was truly contemptible.
Idioms Related to 狼心狗行
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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Open the tool →Questions about 狼心狗行
What does 狼心狗行 mean?
狼心狗行 (láng xīn gǒu xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be vicious and despicable”.
How do you pronounce 狼心狗行?
狼心狗行 is pronounced láng xīn gǒu xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼心狗行 literally mean?
Literally, 狼心狗行 means “wolf heart, dog behavior”. It is used to mean “to be vicious and despicable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼心狗行?
心肠似狼，行为如狗。比喻贪婪凶狠，卑鄙无耻。