wolfish-hearted

wolfish-hearted

The Chinese idiom ch á IL á ngch é NGX ì ng means to be vicious and cruel like a jackal. Described as brutal. It comes from Wang Luo Bin of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Luo Binwang of the Tang Dynasty, in his book "a call for Wu's family for Xu Jingye", said, "if you take the cobra as your heart, you will become a jackal."

Idiom usage

It's a metaphor for a vicious villain. Generally used as predicate and attribute. This man has a strong heart, which is not allowed by the royal law. (Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty, Volume 4)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym heartless, inhuman antonym charity