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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「狼奔豕突」, with its explanation below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「狼奔豕突」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

豕: pig; 突: rush forward. Run like a wolf and charge like a pig. Describes a group of bad guys rushing around and causing trouble everywhere.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

láng bēn shǐ tū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

long4 ban1 chi2 dat6

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.