ま
負
　
け
いぬ
犬
　
の
とお
遠
ぼ
吠
　
え

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. backbiting of a coward, grumblings of a loser, the far-off bark of a retreating dog.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ま
負
　
け
いぬ
犬
　
の
とお
遠
ぼ
吠
　
え
 負け犬の遠吠え まけいぬのとおぼえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

defeat, negative, -
ま.ける　フ　お.う (3rd, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
distant, far
とお.い　どお　エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
bark, howl, cry
ほ.える　ハイ　ベイ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)