zhōng​shān​láng

perfidious person

  • created sense approved 中山狼 · zhōng​shān​láng · perfidious person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    中山狼

    zhōng​shān​láng

    perfidious person

    An ungrateful person who repays kindness with evil; based on a story from the Ming dynasty about a wolf that attempted to eat the man who saved its life.

    中山 (literal) → 中山 · zhōng​shān · State of Zhongshan 狼 (literal) → 狼 · láng · wolf

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  • created sense approved 中山狼 · zhōng​shān​láng · Zhongshan Wolf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    中山狼

    zhōng​shān​láng

    Zhongshan Wolf

    The title of various traditional Chinese operas and stories detailing the legend of Master Dongguo saving a wolf from a hunter, only for the wolf to turn on him.

    中山 (literal) → 中山 · zhōng​shān · State of Zhongshan 狼 (literal) → 狼 · láng · wolf

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