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狼狽売り (ろうばいうり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

狼ろう狽ばい売うり

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Meanings

1

panic selling

Financial term for selling assets hastily due to fear or market turmoil.

株かぶ価かの急きゅう落らくで狼ろう狽ばい売うりが広ひろ

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Panic selling spread due to the sharp drop in stock prices.

Kanji

狼wolf
狽wolf, be flurried
売sell

Related words

投なげ売うり
投げ売り is selling at a loss, often to cut losses, while 狼狽売り specifically implies selling out of panic or emotional reaction.

Built from

狼ろう狽ばい+売うる

Etymology

Compound of 狼狽 (ろうばい, 'confusion, panic') and 売り (うり, 'selling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern financial contexts.