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The idiom 「狼顧鴟張」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Like a wolf looking ferociously, like an owl spreading its wings. Describes violence and arrogance.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

láng gù chī zhāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

long4 gu3 chi1 jeung1

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