老賴

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	disclaim; rely; to blame
trad. (老賴)		老	賴
simp. (老赖)		老	赖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎolài

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ laai^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎolài
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎolài
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-lai⁴
    • Yale: lǎu-lài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laolay
    • Palladius: лаолай (laolaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ laai^6-2
    • Yale: lóuh láai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ laai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ lai^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ laːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

老賴

1. (neologism) person in debt who refuses to pay back the money owed; dishonest debtor; deadbeat