cruel and brutal people; fierce villains
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
brutal and ferocious people; cruel villains (metaphorically like tigers and wolves)
literaryA literary metaphor comparing vicious, cruel people to fierce predatory beasts. Often appears in set phrases such as 虎狼之心 (the heart of a tiger-wolf) or 虎狼之辈 (people of the tiger-wolf sort).
Zhè这
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
hǔ虎
láng狼
zhī之
bèi辈
。
These corrupt officials are simply brutal villains.
Dí敌
rén人
hǔ虎
láng狼
zhī之
xīn心
，
bù不
kě可
bù不
fáng防
。
The enemy has the heart of a tiger-wolf and must be guarded against.
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Nà那
shì是
gè个
hǔ虎
láng狼
dāng当
dào道
de的
nián年
dài代
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
That was an era when brutal villains held sway, and the common people suffered unspeakably.
Hǔ虎
láng狼
zhī之
guó国
，
nán难
yǐ以
jié结
méng盟
。
A nation of tiger-wolves is difficult to ally with.