狼狈 (狼狽)
láng bèi
Pinyin

Definition

狼狈 (狼狽)
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láng bèi
  1. in a difficult situation
  2. to cut a sorry figure
  3. scoundrel! (derog.)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

láng
  1. 1 wolf
  2. 2 classifier: 匹 pǐ
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
  4. 4 classifier: 条 tiáo
láng rén
  1. 1 werewolf
láng bèi
  1. 1 in a difficult situation
  2. 2 to cut a sorry figure
  3. 3 scoundrel! (derog.)
sè láng
  1. 1 lecher
  2. 2 pervert
  3. 3 wolf
tǔ láng
  1. 1 aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena

Idioms (19)

前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
杯盘狼藉
bēi pán láng jí
  1. 1 cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party