耍赖

Traditional form:

耍賴

Pinyin (reading):

shuǎlài

Definitions:

• to act shamelessly
• to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc
• to act dumb
• to act as if sth never happened

Characters:

• 耍 - to play, to frolic, to amuse
• 赖 - to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

Traditional characters:

• 耍 - to play, to frolic, to amuse
• 賴 - to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor