Lingaku- boy raised by wolves
- boy who cried wolf
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- boy raised by wolves
- boy who cried wolf
This meaning refers to a person, often in a fairytale or fable context, who is believed to have been raised by wild animals, specifically wolves. It signifies a connection to nature or a lack of human socialization.
He is known as the boy who was raised by wolves in the forest.
This meaning is used to describe someone who raises false alarms, leading others to distrust them when they finally tell the truth. It comes from the fable of a shepherd boy who falsely claimed a wolf was attacking his sheep.
He is like the boy who cried wolf, lying about being attacked by a wolf.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おおかみしょうねん狼少年のはなし話the story of the boy who cried wolfおおかみしょうねん狼少年のでんせつ伝説the legend of the boy raised by wolvesおおかみしょうねん狼少年をえんじる演じるto play the role of the boy who cried wolfおおかみしょうねん狼少年のようなlike a boy who cried wolfおおかみしょうねん狼少年のれい例an example of a boy who cried wolfおおかみ狼にそだてられた育てられたしょうねん少年a boy raised by wolvesおおかみしょうねん狼少年としてしられる知られるknown as the boy who cried wolfかれ彼はおおかみしょうねん狼少年のようだhe is like a boy who cried wolfおおかみしょうねん狼少年をしんじない信じないnot to believe the boy who cried wolfおおかみしょうねん狼少年のものがたり物語the tale of the boy raised by wolves
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Are the Chinese GDP figures a case of the boy crying wolf?