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

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• 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

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