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狼狈
狼狽
lángbèi
1. in a difficult situation
2. to cut a sorry figure
3. scoundrel! (derog.)
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

狼
láng
wolf
HSK 6 10 丶
狈
bèi
a legendary wolf; distressed, wretched
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (2)

狼狈不堪
lángbèibùkān
battered and exhausted
狼狈为奸
lángbèiwéijiān
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)

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