耍賴
Chinese
| play with; to juggle | disclaim; rely; to blame | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (耍賴) | 耍 | 賴 | |
| simp. (耍赖) | 耍 | 赖 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuǎlài
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuǎlài
- Wade–Giles: shua3-lai4
- Yale: shwǎ-lài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoalay
- Palladius: шуалай (šualaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saa2 laai6
- Yale: sá laaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: saa2 laai6
- Guangdong Romanization: sa2 lai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /saː³⁵ laːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóa-lāi
- Tâi-lô: suá-lāi
- Phofsit Daibuun: soaflai
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lai⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
耍賴
- to act shamelessly and unreasonably; to be a rascal
- to deny; to not admit; to not acknowledge (responsibility, wrongdoing, a promise, etc.)