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狼狽
狼狽
See also: 狼狈
Chinese
| wolf | a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (狼狽) | 狼 | 狽 | |
| simp. (狼狈) | 狼 | 狈 | |
Adjective
狼狽
- in an awkward or difficult position
- fatigued; exhausted; tired
- dirty
- (literary) messy
- (Min Nan) down and out
Adverb
狼狽
- (literary) hurriedly
Noun
狼狽
Verb
狼狽
- to collude; to conspire; to gang up
- (literary) to cooperate; to coordinate
- (literary) to strive; to do one's best
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 狼 | 狽 |
|
ろう Jinmeiyō |
ばい Hyōgaiji |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
狼狽 (hiragana ろうばい, romaji rōbai)
Verb
狼狽する (hiragana ろうばいする, romaji rōbai suru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "狼狽する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 狼狽し | ろうばいし | rōbai shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 狼狽し | ろうばいし | rōbai shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 狼狽する | ろうばいする | rōbai suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 狼狽する | ろうばいする | rōbai suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 狼狽すれ | ろうばいすれ | rōbai sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 狼狽せよ¹ 狼狽しろ² |
ろうばいせよ¹ ろうばいしろ² |
rōbai seyo¹ rōbai shiro² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 狼狽される | ろうばいされる | rōbai sareru | |
| Causative | 狼狽させる 狼狽さす |
ろうばいさせる ろうばいさす |
rōbai saseru rōbai sasu |
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| Potential | 狼狽できる | ろうばいできる | rōbai dekiru | |
| Volitional | 狼狽しよう | ろうばいしよう | rōbai shiyō | |
| Negative | 狼狽しない | ろうばいしない | rōbai shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 狼狽せず | ろうばいせず | rōbai sezu | |
| Formal | 狼狽します | ろうばいします | rōbai shimasu | |
| Perfective | 狼狽した | ろうばいした | rōbai shita | |
| Conjunctive | 狼狽して | ろうばいして | rōbai shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 狼狽すれば | ろうばいすれば | rōbai sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||