豺さい狼ろう

noun

wolf; wild canine

Archaic or literary term for a wolf or similar wild dog; in modern Japanese 狼 (おおかみ) is the standard word. Cross-referenced with 狼 and 山犬.

See also: 狼 (おおかみ) · 山犬 (やまいぬ)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「豺さい狼ろう」が山さん野やの獣けものとして登とう場じょうする。

  In old texts, '豺狼' appears as a beast of the mountains and fields.

noun

rapacious person; merciless greedy person

Figurative literary use, likening a cruel, greedy person to a wolf or jackal. Extremely rare in modern language.

• その詩し人じんは権けん力りょく者しゃを豺さい狼ろうにたとえた。

  The poet likened the powerful to rapacious wolves.