Chinese Word: 豺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

豺

Pinyin: chái

English Definition: dog-like animal; ravenous beast; dhole (Cuon Alpinus); jackal

Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物，贪食，残暴，常成群侵袭家畜。分布于中国及俄罗斯西伯利亚、印度尼西亚等地(亦称“豺狗”)：豺狼。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 豸

Pictophonetic:才 indicates the sound; 豸 (beast) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 豸 [ zhì ] badger; legendary beast
- 才 [ cái ] ability, talent, gift; just, only

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豺狼	chái láng	jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant
豺狼当道	chái láng dāng dào	ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land
豺狼虎豹	chái láng hǔ bào	jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); animals who are dangerous to man and cattle; fierce and cruel people
骨瘦如豺	gǔ shòu rú chái	variant of 骨瘦如柴
豺狼塞路	chái láng sāi lù	ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land

1		miàn duì 面对 hēi bèi 黑背 chái 豺 de 的 gōng jī 攻击， gē zi 鸽子 sì sàn 四散 kāi lái 开来 Doves scatter in the face of an attack by a black-backed jackal
2		dà xíng 大型 dòng wù 动物 yǒu 有 yuē 约、 chái 豺、 láng 狼 děng 等， zhēn xī 珍稀 dòng wù 动物 yǒu 有 hóng zūn yú 虹鳟鱼 děng 等。 Some large animals, jackals, wolves and so on, there are rainbow trout and other rare animals.
3		zhè 这 láng 狼 zhèng hé 正和 yì jiā zi 一家子 cè miàn 侧面 yǒu 有 tiáo wén 条纹 de 的 chái 豺 dāi 呆 zài 在 yì qǐ 一起。 This wolf is hanging out with a family group of side-striped jackals.
4		guān yú 关于 cǐ 此 zhòng 种 dòng wù 动物 shì 是 chái 豺 shì 是 láng 狼 cún zài 存在 yī gè 一个 cháng qī 长期 de 的 zhēng yì 争议。 There has been a long-running debate over whether the animal was a jackal or wolf.
5		dàn shì 但是 jié guǒ 结果 hěn 很 míng xiǎn 明显， āi sài é bǐ yà 埃塞俄比亚 chái 豺 gēn běn 根本 jiù 就 bú shi 不是 yì zhǒng 一种 chái 豺。 But the results were clear: the Egyptian jackal was not a jackal at all.

1		miàn duì 面对 hēi bèi 黑背 chái 豺 de 的 gōng jī 攻击， gē zi 鸽子 sì sàn 四散 kāi lái 开来 Doves scatter in the face of an attack by a black-backed jackal
2		dà xíng 大型 dòng wù 动物 yǒu 有 yuē 约、 chái 豺、 láng 狼 děng 等， zhēn xī 珍稀 dòng wù 动物 yǒu 有 hóng zūn yú 虹鳟鱼 děng 等。 Some large animals, jackals, wolves and so on, there are rainbow trout and other rare animals.
3		zhè 这 láng 狼 zhèng hé 正和 yì jiā zi 一家子 cè miàn 侧面 yǒu 有 tiáo wén 条纹 de 的 chái 豺 dāi 呆 zài 在 yì qǐ 一起。 This wolf is hanging out with a family group of side-striped jackals.
4		guān yú 关于 cǐ 此 zhòng 种 dòng wù 动物 shì 是 chái 豺 shì 是 láng 狼 cún zài 存在 yī gè 一个 cháng qī 长期 de 的 zhēng yì 争议。 There has been a long-running debate over whether the animal was a jackal or wolf.
5		dàn shì 但是 jié guǒ 结果 hěn 很 míng xiǎn 明显， āi sài é bǐ yà 埃塞俄比亚 chái 豺 gēn běn 根本 jiù 就 bú shi 不是 yì zhǒng 一种 chái 豺。 But the results were clear: the Egyptian jackal was not a jackal at all.