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狈
bèi HSK7

a legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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狈/ 狽 bèi [wolf-like beast]

(bound form) a legendary animal of the wolf family said to have short forelegs and to travel by clinging to a wolf; also used in the word 狼狈 láng​bèi to mean wretched or in a difficult position

References

see 狈/狽 → 狼狈/狼狽
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