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Keyword
a legendary wolf
  • distressed
  • wretched
Frequency
#3635
Strokes
7
Readings
bèi
Mnemonic
犭 (dog) gives the meaning and 贝 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
狼狈lángbèi
in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.)
狈bèi
a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched
狼狈为奸lángbèiwéijiān
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
狼狈不堪lángbèibùkān
battered and exhausted; stuck in a dilemma