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"a legendary wolf" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
狈 狽 bèi a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
Chinese Pinyin Translation
传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
天皇 tiān huáng Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] / emperor / emperor of Japan syn
色狼 sè láng lecher / pervert / wolf
豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant syn
摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn
沃尔夫 沃爾夫 wò ěr fū Wolf, Woolf (name)
狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself syn
明月 míng yuè bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] syn
大灰狼 dà huī láng big bad wolf
灵药 靈藥 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
西施 xī shī Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu syn
花木兰 花木蘭 huā mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return
英名 yīng míng illustrious name / legendary reputation syn
蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn
鲁班 魯班 lǔ bān Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
玉兔 yù tù the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon syn
王昭君 wáng zhāo jūn Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous syn
大鹏 大鵬 dà péng legendary giant bird
蚩尤 chī yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
神农 神農 shén nóng Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture
张三 張三 zhāng sān Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
传奇人物 傳奇人物 chuán qí rén wù legendary person / legend (i.e. person)
炎帝 yán dì Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
洞府 dòng fǔ cave dwelling / legendary abode of immortals
三皇 sān huáng the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2] syn
九头鸟 九頭鳥 jiǔ tóu niǎo legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
狼图腾 狼圖騰 láng tú téng Wolf Totem, novel by Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2] aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2]
五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] syn
仓颉 倉頡 cāng jié Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing / (computing) Cangjie input method
杜康 dù kāng Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine
四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
颛顼 顓頊 zhuān xū Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble syn
神农氏 神農氏 shén nóng shì Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China / followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]
彭祖 péng zǔ Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
书经 書經 shū jīng the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
狼 láng wolf / CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn
独行侠 獨行俠 dú xíng xiá loner / lone wolf
蛊 蠱 gǔ arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite
狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends)
尧 堯 yáo surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
鸩 鴆 zhèn legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb syn
绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn
蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] syn
骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon
吒 zhā used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4] syn
鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2]
山魈 shān xiāo mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) / legendary mountain spirit syn
禺 yù legendary monkey of ancient China
娲 媧 wā surname Wa / sister of legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1]
羿 yì surname Yi / name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿[Hou4 Yi4]) syn
喾 嚳 kù one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏[Gao1 xin1 shi4]
卡美洛 kǎ měi luò Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur
翫 wàn to play with / careless / legendary archer
韺 yīng music of legendary emperor Gu
沅江九肋 yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
羲皇上人 xī huáng shàng rén lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] / person from ages immemorial / fig. untroubled person
中山狼传 中山狼傳 zhōng shān láng zhuàn The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
前怕狼后怕虎 前怕狼後怕虎 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼 前門拒虎，後門進狼 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
沃尔夫奖 沃爾夫獎 wò ěr fū jiǎng the Wolf Prize (for science and arts)
狼井 láng jǐng wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes
狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom) / crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts syn
狼崽 láng zǎi wolf cub
狼蜘 láng zhī wolf spider (Lycosidae family)
狼顾 狼顧 láng gù to look over one's shoulder constantly (like a wolf) / to be fearful
马中锡 馬中錫 mǎ zhōng xī Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳|中山狼传[Zhong1 shan1 Lang2 Zhuan4]
恐狼 kǒng láng dire wolf (Canis dirus)
狼蛛 láng zhū wolf spider
狦 shān (archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf
大野狼 dà yě láng big bad wolf
荝 萴 cè plant genus Aconitum, aka monkshood or wolf's bane (used as poison and medicine) / Taiwan pr. [ze2]
舍不得孩子套不住狼 捨不得孩子套不住狼 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
扮猪吃老虎 扮豬吃老虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
引狼入室 yǐn láng - rù shì lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble syn
独狼 獨狼 dú láng lone wolf
崶 fēng name of a legendary hill
垚 yáo variant of 堯|尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC / embankment
玃 jué legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls
中国古代四大美女 中國古代四大美女 zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴&
介之推 jiè zhī tuī Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
仙药 仙藥 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
伏羲氏 fú xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing
俄底浦斯 é dǐ pǔ sī Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother
傅说 傅說 fù shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
僬侥 僬僥 jiāo yáo legendary dwarfs in the west of China / (by extension) barbarians in the southwest of China
刘涓子 劉涓子 liú juān zǐ Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
唐尧 唐堯 táng yáo Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
尚书经 尚書經 shàng shū jīng Book of History / a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius
尾生 wěi shēng Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters) / sb who keeps to their word no matter what
帝俊 dì jùn Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
帝喾 帝嚳 dì kù Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
榆罔 yú wǎng Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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