耍賴

耍賴

Chinese

		play with; to juggle	disclaim; rely; to blame
trad. (耍賴)		耍	賴
simp. (耍赖)		耍	赖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǎlài

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa² laai⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): sóa-lāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuǎlài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoalay
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa² laai⁶
    • Yale: sá laaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa² laai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa² lai⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /säː³⁵ läːi̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóa-lāi
    • Tâi-lô: suá-lāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soaflai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laɪ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²²/

Verb

耍賴

1. to act shamelessly; to be perverse

Synonyms

• 耍無賴／耍无赖 (shuǎwúlài)
• (Min Nan) 小皮