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Translingual
Han character
賴 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 木中弓月金 (DLNBC) or 木中尸竹金 (DLSHC), four-corner 51986, composition ⿰束⿱刀貝(HTJK) or ⿰束負(C))
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1210, character 31
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36861
- Dae Jaweon: page 1676, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3651, character 11
- Unihan data for U+8CF4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 賴
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*raːds
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| 籟
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*raːds
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| 癩
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*raːds, *raːd
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| 瀨
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*raːds
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| 藾
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*raːds
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| 攋
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*raːds, *reːdʔ, *raːd
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| 懶
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*raːnʔ
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| 嬾
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*raːnʔ
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| 獺
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*r̥ʰaːd, *hr'aːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːds) : phonetic 剌 (OC *raːd) + semantic 貝 (“cowry”) – to profit.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- lōa/nōa - vernacular (incl. surname);
- lāi/nāi - literary.
Note:
- lua7 - vernacular;
- nai6 - literary.
Note:
- 3la - vernacular;
- 3le - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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賴
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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lài
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ lajH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*rˁa-s/
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| English
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depend on
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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賴
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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7631
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Phonetic
component
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賴
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Rime
group
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祭
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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賴
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Old
Chinese
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/*raːds/
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| Notes
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本從剌聲
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Definitions
賴
- to rely; to depend on
- to accuse falsely
- shameless; impudent; cheeky; brazen
- (colloquial) bad
- to hang on in a place; to drag out one's stay in a place
- to disavow; to deny
- to falsely incriminate
- to blame; to put the blame upon
- a surname
- 賴清德／赖清德 ― Lài Qīngdé ― Lai Ching-te (Taiwanese politician)
Synonyms
- 仗恃 (zhàngshì) (literary, chiefly derogatory)
- 仰仗 (yǎngzhàng)
- 仰賴／仰赖 (yǎnglài)
- 依 (yī)
- 依仗 (yīzhàng)
- 依倚 (Hokkien)
- 依恃 (yīshì) (literary)
- 依歸／依归 (yīguī) (literary)
- 依託／依托 (yītuō)
- 依賴／依赖 (yīlài)
- 依附 (yīfù)
- 依靠 (yīkào)
- 倚仗 (yǐzhàng)
- 倚倚 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 借助 (jièzhù)
- 倚賴／倚赖 (yǐlài)
- 倚靠 (yǐkào)
- 寄 (jì)
- 展品棒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 怙恃 (hùshì) (literary)
- 憑／凭 (píng)
- 憑仗／凭仗 (píngzhàng)
- 憑依／凭依 (píngyī)
- 憑借／凭借 (píngjiè)
- 憑恃／凭恃 (píngshì)
- 憑靠／凭靠 (píngkào)
- 指 (zhǐ)
- 據／据
- 歸依／归依 (guīyī) (literary)
- 聊 (liáo) (formal)
Dialectal synonyms of
壞 (“bad; not good”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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惡
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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壞
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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壞, 賴
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| Taiwan
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壞
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| Jinan
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壞, 孬, 賴
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| Xi'an
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瞎, 壞
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| Wuhan
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壞, 拐
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| Chengdu
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壞
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| Yangzhou
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壞
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| Hefei
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壞
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| Malaysia
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壞
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| Singapore
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壞
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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壞, 弊, 衰
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| Hong Kong
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壞, 衰
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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衰
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| Yangjiang
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壞
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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衰
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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衰
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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壞
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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壞
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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衰
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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賴, 壞
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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壞, 獰
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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呆, 否
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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歹, 䆀
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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歹
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| Quanzhou
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歹
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| Jinjiang
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歹
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| Nan'an
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歹
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| Shishi
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歹
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| Zhangzhou
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䆀
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| Zhao'an
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䆀, 孬
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| Tainan
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歹
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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䆀, 歹
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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歹
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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歹
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| Datian
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歹
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| Chaozhou
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孬
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| Shantou
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孬
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| Jieyang
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孬, 歹
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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歹, 孬
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| Leizhou
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㾀
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| Wenchang
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㾀
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| Haikou
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㾀
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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㾀
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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壞, 恘
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| Suzhou
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壞, 恘
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| Ningbo
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歪, 推扳, 嘸做
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| Wenzhou
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毛
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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壞, 拐
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| Shuangfeng
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壞, 拐
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- (to disavow): 抵賴／抵赖 (dǐlài)
- (to falsely incriminate):
- 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
- 叱罵／叱骂 (chìmà)
- 叱責／叱责 (chìzé)
- 吆喝 (colloquial)
- 呲 (cī)
- 呲兒／呲儿 (cīr)
- 呵叱 (hēchì)
- 呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
- 呵斥 (hēchì)
- 呵責／呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
- 喝叱
- 嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
- 嗔著／嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
- 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
- 怪 (guài)
- 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 怪罪 (guàizuì)
- 批評／批评 (pīpíng)
- 指摘 (zhǐzhāi)
- 指斥 (zhǐchì)
- 指責／指责 (zhǐzé)
- 指點／指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
- 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 摘 (literary, or in compounds)
- 撻伐／挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
- 數落／数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
- 數說／数说 (shǔshuō)
- 斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 斥罵／斥骂 (chìmà)
- 斥責／斥责 (chìzé)
- 歸咎／归咎 (guījiù)
- 歸罪／归罪 (guīzuì)
- 派
- 激勵／激励 (jīlì) (literary)
- 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
- 申斥 (shēnchì)
- 痛罵／痛骂 (tòngmà)
- 聲討／声讨 (shēngtǎo)
- 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 訓斥／训斥 (xùnchì)
- 詬病／诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
- 說／说
- 說話／说话 (shuōhuà)
- 謗議／谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
- 譴責／谴责 (qiǎnzé)
- 責備／责备 (zébèi)
- 責怪／责怪 (zéguài)
- 責罵／责骂 (zémà)
- 責難／责难 (zénàn)
- 貶斥／贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
- 貶責／贬责 (biǎnzé)
- 非議／非议 (fēiyì)
- 非難／非难 (fēinàn)
- 體斥／体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Compounds
References
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
賴
- (Cantonese) Alternative form of 落 (“to leave behind”)
Etymology 3
From English line.
Pronunciation
Definitions
賴
- (Taiwan, colloquial) Line (an instant messaging software)
Japanese
Kanji
賴
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 頼)
- request, rely
- depend on
- accuse falsely
Readings
Korean
Hanja
賴 (eumhun 힘 입을 뢰 (him ibeul roe), South Korea 힘 입을 뇌 (him ibeul noe))
- Hanja form? of 뢰/뇌 (“rely, depend on”).
- Hanja form? of 뢰/뇌 (“accuse falsely”).
Vietnamese
Han character
賴: Hán Nôm readings: lại, nái, trái
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