賴

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(G)

• 頼 赖

• 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

Historical forms of the character 賴
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːds) : phonetic 剌 (OC *raːd) + semantic 貝 (“cowry”) – to profit.

賴

1. to rely; to depend on

   依賴／依赖  ―  yīlài  ―  to rely on

2. to accuse falsely
3. shameless; impudent; cheeky; brazen

   耍賴／耍赖  ―  shuǎlài  ―  to act shamelessly

4. (colloquial) bad
5. to hang on in a place; to drag out one's stay in a place
6. to disavow; to deny
7. to falsely incriminate
8. to blame; to put the blame upon
9. a surname

   賴清德／赖清德  ―  Lài Qīngdé  ―  Lai Ching-te (Taiwanese politician)

• (to rely):

• (bad):

• (to disavow): 抵賴／抵赖 (dǐlài)
• (to falsely incriminate):

• (to blame):

• “Entry #11941”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
• “賴”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Same word as 瀨 "to pass (urine or feces) involuntarily"?”)

賴 (Cantonese)

1. to leave behind; to forget to bring

   我啱啱賴低咗個銀包喺巴士度。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我啱啱赖低咗个银包喺巴士度。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ ngaam¹ ngaam¹ laai⁶ dai¹ zo² go³ ngan⁴ baau¹ hai² baa¹ si^6-2 dou⁶.

   Just now, I left my wallet on the bus.

   佢又試賴低個女自己一個喺屋企。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢又试赖低个女自己一个喺屋企。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ jau⁶ si³ laai⁶ dai¹ go³ neoi^5-2 zi⁶ gei² jat¹ go³ hai² uk¹ kei².

   He has once again left his daughter behind at home alone.

From English line.

賴

1. (Taiwan, colloquial) Line (an instant messaging software)

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 頼)

1. request, rely
2. depend on
3. accuse falsely

• Go-on: らい (rai)
• Kan-on: らい (rai)
• Kun: たのむ (tanomu, 賴む)、たのもしい (tanomoshii, 賴もしい)、たよる (tayoru, 賴る)、たより (tayori, 賴り)
• Nanori: よち (yochi)、より (yori)

賴 (eumhun 힘 입을 뢰 (him ibeul roe), word-initial (South Korea) 힘 입을 뇌 (him ibeul noe))

1. hanja form^? of 뢰/뇌 (“rely, depend on”)
2. hanja form^? of 뢰/뇌 (“accuse falsely”)

賴: Hán Nôm readings: lại, nái, trái

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