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狽

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: buê6
POJ: puě
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: legendary wolf-like beast (short forelegs, long hind legs)
狽

Bound character mostly appearing only in the compound 狼狽; its 'distressed/wretched' senses derive from that compound rather than standalone use, so only the literal mythological-beast sense was drafted.

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