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Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「狼心狗行」, as shown below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「狼心狗行」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Heart like a wolf, behavior like a dog. It is a metaphor for greed, cruelty, meanness and shamelessness.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

láng xīn gǒu háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

long4 sam1 gau2 haang4/hong4/hang4

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.