fierce and malicious(yáng hěn láng tān)

fierce and malicious

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is y á NGH ě NL á NGT ā n, which originally refers to being fierce and fighting for power; later it refers to the cruel exploitation of corrupt officials. It comes from Xiang Yu's biography in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Fierce: fierce.

The origin of Idioms

In the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Qian's historical records, Xiang Yu's biography: "because he ordered the army to say:" fierce as a tiger, ruthless as a sheep, greedy as a wolf, strong as an emissary, all of them should be killed. "

Analysis of Idioms

Sheep are greedy and insatiable

Antonym: honest and upright

Idiom usage

To be greedy is to be greedy.

Examples

The cruel sheep and the greedy wolves have defiled the integrity of the officials. Pu Songling's strange stories from a lonely studio

Idiom story

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Xietun soldiers named Julu king. The king of Qin sent soldiers to attack him. Zhao Xietun asked King Huai of Chu for help. King Huai sent Song Yi, Xiang Yu and fan Zeng to help. Song Yi ordered soldiers to stay in Anyang and let them fight against each other. When they were both defeated, they would take advantage of each other. When they attacked, they should be ruthless and greedy.

Chinese PinYin : yáng hěn láng tān