撒賴

See also: 撒赖

Chinese

		to scatter; let go	disclaim; rely; to blame
trad. (撒賴)		撒	賴
simp. (撒赖)		撒	赖

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 耍賴／耍赖 (shuǎlài)?”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sālài

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚ ㄌㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ laai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sālài
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ ㄌㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: salài
    • Wade–Giles: sa¹-lai⁴
    • Yale: sā-lài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: salay
    • Palladius: салай (salaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saat³ laai⁶
    • Yale: saat laaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ laai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ lai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ laːi̯²²/

Verb

撒賴

1. to make a scene; to raise hell; to act shamelessly

Synonyms

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• 小皮 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 耍無賴／耍无赖 (shuǎ wúlài)
• 耍賴／耍赖 (shuǎlài)
• 耍賴皮／耍赖皮 (shuǎ làipí)
• 起𡳞面 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 起挽面 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 起痟貓面／起痟猫面 (Quanzhou Hokkien)