Usage of the character 狈
bèi
狈
[狽]
- a legendary wolf
- distressed
- wretched
lángbèi
狼狈
[狼狽]
- in a difficult situation
- to cut a sorry figure
- scoundrel! (derog.)
lángbèiwéijiān
狼狈为奸
[狼狽為奸]
- villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
lángbèibùkān
狼狈不堪
[狼狽不堪]
- battered and exhausted
- stuck in a dilemma