sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4勢兇夾狼势凶夹狼
Jyutpingsai3 hung1 gaap3 long4
Yalesai hūng gaap lòhng
Definition
Fierce, aggressive, and highly ambitious or greedy.
- menacing; aggressive; coming with tremendous force
- having an insatiable appetite or extreme ambition
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How it's used
This idiom describes someone acting with an intense, almost predatory level of urgency or greed. It is frequently used to describe someone devouring food rapidly or pursuing a goal with an overwhelming, slightly intimidating ambition. The phrase carries a nuance of being unrefined or lacking restraint.
Examples
He eats like a starving beast.
Related words
Common phrases
eating voraciously
snatching things aggressively
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply strong or powerful, as the term specifically highlights a lack of manners or an excessive, aggressive hunger for something.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
