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The character 狈 is a phono-semantic compound, with the animal radical 犭 on the left indicating its classification as a beast and the phonetic component 贝 on the right, written as 貝 in traditional form. It originally denoted a mythical wolf-like creature with extremely short forelegs, which supposedly had to ride on a normal wolf to move effectively. Due to this mythological dependence, 狈 is perpetually paired with the character for wolf to describe two malicious or deceitful individuals colluding to commit crimes or execute wicked schemes.
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今天他很狼狈。
他逃跑时很狼狈。
下雨让他变得狼狈。
他浑身湿透，样子很狼狈。
尽管狼狈，他依然坚持完成了任务。
他从未如此狼狈过，这次真是丢脸。
看到他那副狼狈的模样，大家都忍不住笑了。
在众目睽睽之下，他摔了一跤，显得十分狼狈。