狼狽為奸

Chinese

		in an awkward or difficult position; fatigued; exhausted in an awkward or difficult position; fatigued; exhausted; tired	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	traitor
trad. (狼狽為奸/狼狽為姦)		狼狽	為	奸/姦
simp. (狼狈为奸)		狼狈	为	奸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lángbèiwéijiān

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁴ bui³ wai⁴ gaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lángbèiwéijiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lángbèiwéijian
  - Wade–Giles: lang²-pei⁴-wei²-chien¹
  - Yale: láng-bèi-wéi-jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langbeyweijian
  - Palladius: ланбэйвэйцзянь (lanbɛjvɛjczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: long⁴ bui³ wai⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: lòhng bui wàih gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: long⁴ bui³ wai⁴ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: long⁴ bui³ wei⁴ gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹ puːi̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

狼狽為奸

(figurative) to act in collusion with each other; to work hand in glove with somebody (to nefarious ends)

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