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無賴

简 无赖 · 繁 無賴
Mandarin · pinyin wú lài

Meanings

  1. hoodlum
  2. rascal
  3. rogue
  4. rascally
  5. scoundrelly
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無
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賴
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
赖
lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely
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2–4 · wu2 lai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 laai2

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

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mou4 laai2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. unscrupulous; dishonourable
  2. rude and unreasonable
  3. (literary) bored

noun

  1. lowlife; scumbag; scoundrel

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