Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 狈


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Meaning

wretched, in a difficult situation, distressed

Pronunciation

bèi

Explanation

Left: wild animal (dog on the hind legs), right: money /貝

Mnemonic

Even a wild animal needs money or it is wretched.

Radicals

wild animal(Shows in particular a wild dog on its hind legs.)
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


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