無聊賴
Chinese
| not have | to rely on something; to suffer tedium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無聊賴) | 無 | 聊賴 | |
| simp. (无聊赖) | 无 | 聊赖 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wúliáolài
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúliáolài
- Wade–Giles: wu2-liao2-lai4
- Yale: wú-lyáu-lài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuliaulay
- Palladius: уляолай (uljaolaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou4 liu4 laai6
- Yale: mòuh lìuh laaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 liu4 laai6
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 liu4 lai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ liːu̯²¹ laːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
無聊賴
- (literary) dejected; dispirited; utterly bored; not having any sustenance