狼狽

See also: 狼狈

Chinese

		wolf	a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched
trad. (狼狽)		狼	狽
simp. (狼狈)		狼	狈

Etymology

The 狽／狈 (bèi) was a wolf-like animal in Chinese mythology. It had very short forelegs and long hind legs, and needed to mount a wolf in order to walk, so the two animals would always hunt together. This eventually led to the meaning of "to conspire".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lángbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁴ bui³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lòng-pi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liông-pōe / lông-pōe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lángbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lángbèi
    • Wade–Giles: lang²-pei⁴
    • Yale: láng-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langbey
    • Palladius: ланбэй (lanbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: long⁴ bui³
    • Yale: lòhng bui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: long⁴ bui³
    • Guangdong Romanization: long⁴ bui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹ puːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lòng-pi
    • Hakka Romanization System: longˇ bi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: long² bi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /loŋ¹¹ pi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-pōe
    • Tâi-lô: liông-puē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongpoe
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ pue³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² pue²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pue³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lông-pōe
    • Tâi-lô: lông-puē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: longpoe
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔŋ²³⁻³³ pue³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔŋ¹³⁻²² pue²²/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 狼狽

1. in an awkward or difficult position
2. fatigued; exhausted; tired
3. dirty
4. (literary) messy
5. (Southern Min) down and out

   嘸通大漢像恁老爸-仔彼呢啊狼狽喔。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   呒通大汉像恁老爸-仔彼呢啊狼狈喔。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   From: (deprecated template usage) 蕭煌奇 (Hsiao Huang-Chi), 阿嬤的話

   M̄-thang tōa-hàn chhiūⁿ lín lāu-pē-á hiah-nī-á liông-pōe o͘h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Don't grow up to be like your daddy, so down and out.

Synonyms

• (in an awkward position): 尷尬／尴尬 (gāngà), 難堪／难堪 (nánkān), 為難／为难 (wéinán)

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 狼狽

1. (literary) hurriedly

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 狼狽

1. (archaic) two types of wolves
2. (archaic) evil person

Verb

狼狽

1. to collude; to conspire; to gang up
2. (literary) to cooperate; to coordinate
3. (literary) to strive; to do one's best

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
狼	狽
ろう Jinmeiyō	ばい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

狼(ろう)狽(ばい) • (rōbai) 

1. flustering; confusion

Verb

狼(ろう)狽(ばい)する • (rōbai suru) suru (stem 狼(ろう)狽(ばい)し (rōbai shi), past 狼(ろう)狽(ばい)した (rōbai shita))

1. to be flustered; to be confused

Conjugation

Conjugation of "狼狽する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	狼狽し	ろうばいし	rōbai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	狼狽し	ろうばいし	rōbai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	狼狽する	ろうばいする	rōbai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	狼狽する	ろうばいする	rōbai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	狼狽すれ	ろうばいすれ	rōbai sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	狼狽せよ¹ 狼狽しろ²	ろうばいせよ¹ ろうばいしろ²	rōbai seyo¹ rōbai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	狼狽される	ろうばいされる	rōbai sareru
Causative	狼狽させる 狼狽さす	ろうばいさせる ろうばいさす	rōbai saseru rōbai sasu
Potential	狼狽できる	ろうばいできる	rōbai dekiru
Volitional	狼狽しよう	ろうばいしよう	rōbai shiyō
Negative	狼狽しない	ろうばいしない	rōbai shinai
Negative continuative	狼狽せず	ろうばいせず	rōbai sezu
Formal	狼狽します	ろうばいします	rōbai shimasu
Perfective	狼狽した	ろうばいした	rōbai shita
Conjunctive	狼狽して	ろうばいして	rōbai shite
Hypothetical conditional	狼狽すれば	ろうばいすれば	rōbai sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative