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惡叉白賴

简恶叉白赖 · 繁惡叉白賴

Mandarin · pinyin è chā bái lài

evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy

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惡: Look up this written character
叉: chā · crotch; fork, prong
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
賴: Look up this written character
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
赖: lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely

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4–1–2–4 · e4 cha1 bai2 lai4

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ok3 caa1 baak6 laai6

Cantonese word readings for 惡叉白賴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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