狼狈

• 병음: láng bèi
• 한자 분석: 狼 = 犭(dog) + 良 — wolf; 狈 = 犭(dog) + 贝 (shell) — mythical creature

뜻

난처하고 창피하다; 초라하고 어수선하다

Describes a state of being in trouble, embarrassed, or in disarray. Can describe physical appearance (disheveled) or situation (predicament). Often used with 不堪 (unbearably).

예문

1. 他被雨淋得狼狈不堪。
2. 撒谎被拆穿后，他显得十分狼狈。
3. 敌军狼狈逃窜。

사용 가이드

맥락: embarrassment, difficulty, appearance

어조: descriptive

올바른 표현

• 他逃跑的样子很狼狈。(He looked disheveled when he ran away.)
• 狼狈为奸。(To collude in evil — idiom from the 狼狈 legend.)

피해야 할 표현

• 用狼狈形容正常的困难。(狼狈 implies embarrassing disarray — use 困难 for ordinary difficulties)

기원과 역사

From a legend about two mythical creatures — 狼 and 狈 — who must cooperate because 狈 has short front legs. Alone, each is helpless.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal