聊赖

聊賴
liáolài
to suffer tedium

CEDICT

  1. (literary, chiefly in the negative) to rely on something (for a living or to occupy one's mind); to suffer tedium
  2. to rely on something (for a living or to occupy one's mind); to suffer tedium

Wiktionary

依靠、凭藉。汉．蔡琰〈悲愤诗〉二首之一：「虽生何聊赖，託命于新人。」也作「寥赖」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 聊 liáo
  1. (coll.) to chat
  2. (literary) temporarily; for a while
  3. (literary) somewhat; slightly
  4. (literary) to depend upon
=2 赖 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
=2 赖 lài variant of 赖 lài