bào
虣
violent; fierce; cruel (literary variant of 暴)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
violent; fierce; cruel; tyrannical
literaryLiterary/archaic variant of 暴. Rarely used in modern contexts except in classical texts or when explaining character variants.
Cǐ此
rén人
xìng性
qíng情
bào虣
lì戾
，
bù不
kě可
qīn亲
jìn近
。
This person's temperament is violent and cruel, and he should not be approached.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
bào虣
”
dài代
“
bào暴
”
zì字
。
In ancient texts, the character 虣 is often used in place of 暴.
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Qí其
zhèng政
bào虣
nüè虐
，
mín民
bù不
liáo聊
shēng生
。
The government was tyrannical and cruel, and the people could not survive.