无赖 (wú lài) — rascal, scoundrel (noun); shameless, unreasonable (adjective)
Definition
无赖 describes someone shamelessly unreasonable — a scoundrel who denies responsibility or cheats others. 流氓 is a more violent criminal (hoodlum/gangster); 无耻 is the pure adjective 'shameless' for actions, not a person.
rascalscoundrel (noun)shamelessunreasonable (adjective)
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Examples
- 无赖。Nà ge wú lài piàn le wǒ de qián.That scoundrel cheated me out of my money.
- 无赖。Tā zhè yàng zuò tài wú lài le.What he did is too shameless.
- 无赖。Nǐ bié gēn wǒ shuǎ wú lài.Don't act shamelessly with me.
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