無賴

无赖
wúlài
  1. hoodlum
  2. rascal
  3. rogue
  4. rascally
  5. scoundrelly

CEDICT

  1. (literary) bored
  2. bored
  3. lowlife; scumbag; scoundrel
  4. rude and unreasonable
  5. unscrupulous; dishonourable

Wiktionary

  1. 無可恃。
  2. 品性不良、放蕩撒野的人。
  3. 蠻橫、放刁的行為。
  4. 無聊。
  5. 無可奈何。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 無 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
2 賴 lài
  1. to depend on
  2. to hang on in a place
  3. bad
  4. to renege (on promise)
  5. to disclaim
  6. to rat (on debts)
  7. rascally
  8. to blame
  9. to put the blame on

Containing this entry

耍無賴 shuǎwúlài
  1. to act shamelessly
  2. to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval
市井無賴 shìjǐngwúlài

Related entries

惡徒 ètú
  1. hoodlum
  2. bad guy
混子 hùnzi
  1. hoodlum
  2. person unfit for society
阿飛 āfēi
  1. hoodlum
  2. hooligan
  3. young rowdy
流氓 liúmáng
  1. rogue
  2. hoodlum
  3. gangster
  4. immoral behavior
该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。

The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.

Source: Tatoeba

混混兒 hùnhùnr
  1. ruffian
  2. hoodlum
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