豺狼

Attested in Pre-Qin texts.

豺狼

1. (literary) the dhole and the wolf

   • 豺狼在牢，其羊不繁。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

     Cháiláng zài láo, qí yáng bù fán. [Pinyin]

     When dholes and wolves are in the pen, sheep never will flourish.

   • 夫畜池魚者必去猵獺，養禽獸者必去豺狼，又況治人乎！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫畜池鱼者必去猵獭，养禽兽者必去豺狼，又况治人乎！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE

     Fú xù chíyú zhě bì qù biāntǎ, yǎng qínshòu zhě bì qù cháiláng, yòu kuàng zhì rén hū! [Pinyin]

     One who raises fish in ponds needs to fend off otters; one who rears fowls and livestock needs to fend off dholes and wolves; let alone more to govern people!

2. (literary, figurative) evil, cruel person
3. (dialectal or loosely) wolf (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

   • 這隻豺狼食了一隻羊。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     这只豺狼食了一只羊。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1878, 郭贊生 [Kwok Chan Sang], trans., 《文法初階》 [Chinese & English Grammar for Beginners: Being an Introduction to Allen and Cornwell's English School Grammar], page 77

     Zhè zhī cháiláng shí le yī zhī yáng. [Pinyin]

     The wolf killed a lamb.

   • 豺狼必與羊羔同食；獅子必吃草與牛一樣；塵土必作蛇的食物。在我聖山的遍處，這一切都不傷人，不害物。這是耶和華說的。 [MSC, trad.]
     豺狼必与羊羔同食；狮子必吃草与牛一样；尘土必作蛇的食物。在我圣山的遍处，这一切都不伤人，不害物。这是耶和华说的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 以賽亞書 (Isaiah) 65:25

     Cháiláng bì yǔ yánggāo tóng shí; shīzi bì chī cǎo yǔ niú yīyàng; chéntǔ bì zuò shé de shíwù. Zài wǒ shèngshān de biànchù, zhè yīqiè dōu bù shāng rén, bù hài wù. Zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de. [Pinyin]

     The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.

• (wolf):