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
 
Even a wild animal needs money or it is wretched.

Radicals

犭 wild animalShows in particular a wild dog on its hind legs.
贝 shell, money
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 Vocabulary

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  

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