如狼似虎 (rú láng shì) — ferocious, brutal, like wolves and tigers; voracious, ravenous (especially about eating)
Definition
Literally 'like wolves and tigers': describes brutal, ravenous ferocity, either violent action or extreme greed (often for food). Used as a vivid adverbial phrase with 地 before a verb.
idiom
ferociousbrutallike wolves and tigersvoraciousravenous (especially about eating)
Examples
- 如狼似虎。Nà qún qiáng dào rú láng shì dì chōng jìn cūn zi.That gang of bandits charged into the village with bestial ferocity.
- ，如狼似虎。Tā è le yì tiān, chī fàn shí rú láng shì de.He hadn't eaten all day and ate ravenously.
- ，如狼似虎。Zhè ge jiāng jūn zhì jūn yán gé, shì bīng men rú láng shì dì xùn liàn.This general ran a strict army, and the soldiers trained with ferocious intensity.
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