📖 Meaning
To band together with vicious people and commit cruel acts. The word 豺 (jackal) metaphorically refers to ruthless and cruel individuals. It describes forming a gang with evildoers to oppress and harm others.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the Ming Dynasty work 'The Tale of the Zhongshan Wolf' (中山狼传) by Ma Zhongxi. In the story, a scholar named Mr. Dongguo rescues a wolf, which then turns on him and threatens to eat him. When the wolf seeks a third party's judgment, the character remarks that the wolf is greedy and ruthless by nature, banding with jackals to commit atrocities, and that one should gladly help eliminate such a beast rather than conceal its wicked nature.
💡 Example Usage
那些贪官污吏党豺为虐，搜刮民脂民膏，弄得民不聊生。
Those corrupt officials banded together with villains to squeeze the people dry, making life unbearable for everyone.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 党豺为虐
- Pinyin: dǎng chái wéi nüè
- Literal Translation: ally with, jackal, to commit, atrocities
- Category: Action
- Characters: 4