大灰狼 (dà) — big bad wolf
Definition
大灰狼 is the classic Chinese name for the 'big bad wolf' of fairy tales and fables — the archetypal villain who preys on the weak. It is usually a fixed, storybook term rather than a literal label for any large gray wolf.
noun
big bad wolf
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 大灰狼，。Gù shi lǐ yǒu yì zhī dà, tā xiǎng chī diào xiǎo yáng.In the story there is a big bad wolf, and it wants to eat the little lamb.
- 大灰狼。Hái zi men dōu hài pà nà ge dà.The children are all afraid of that big bad wolf.
- 大灰狼。Bú yào xiàng dà yí yàng qī fu ruò zhě.Don't bully the weak like a big bad wolf.
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