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狼狽不堪

简狼狈不堪 · 繁狼狽不堪

Mandarin · pinyin láng bèi bù kān

battered and exhausted
stuck in a dilemma

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狼: láng · wolf
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
堪: kān · adequately capable of, worthy of
狈: bèi · a legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf

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2–4–4–1 · lang2 bei4 bu4 kan1

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