狡賴

狡賴

Chinese

		crafty; cunning; sly	disclaim; rely; to blame
trad. (狡賴)		狡	賴
simp. (狡赖)		狡	赖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎolài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² laai⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): káu-lāi / káu-nāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiǎolài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaulay
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎolài
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² laai⁶
    • Yale: gáau laaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² laai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² lai⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /käːu̯³⁵ läːi̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-lāi
    • Tâi-lô: káu-lāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kawlai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laɪ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-nāi
    • Tâi-lô: káu-nāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kawnai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nãɪ²²/

Verb

狡賴

1. to deny by resorting to sophistry