Memory phrase for the Kanji: 狈
狈
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Meaning
wretched, in a difficult situation, distressed
Pronunciation
bèi
Explanation
Left: wild animal 犭(dog on the hind legs), right: money 贝/貝
Mnemonic
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Even a wild animal needs money or it is wretched.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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狼狈
láng bèi
in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derogatory)
狼狈为奸
láng bèi wéi jiān
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
狼狈不堪
láng bèi bù kān
battered and exhausted; stuck in a dilemma
狼狈不堪
láng bèi bù kān