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有賴

简 有赖 · 繁 有賴
Mandarin · pinyin yǒu lài

Meanings

  1. (of an outcome) to rely on
  2. to require
  3. can only be achieved by means of
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有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
賴
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赖
lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely
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3–4 · you3 lai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 laai6

Cantonese word readings for 有賴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. to depend on; to rest on

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