To rely on or depend on someone or something; to be dependent (on)

colloquial term for good or fine; not bad

to trust and rely on someone or something; to have faith in; to count on

transliteration of the English surname Rice

A person who is dishonest, rascally, or unprincipled; a rogue or hoodlum

The quality or state of being dependent; a tendency to rely on others

to stay in bed for a long time after waking up; to dawdle in bed or have a lie-in due to laziness

Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious businessman from Xiamen, Fujian, involved in a large-scale corruption and smuggling scandal; he fled to Canada in 1999 and was eventually extradited back to China in 2011

to rely on or require for an outcome; to rest on or be contingent upon something else

To act shamelessly or perversely; to refuse to acknowledge a debt, a lost game, or a promise; to play dirty or act as if something never happened.

Ryan (name)

lysine (Lys); an essential amino acid necessary for human health

to refuse to admit to a fault or crime; to disavow or repudiate responsibility; to renege on a promise

to rely on or depend on a specific condition to do something or to exist; often used before a verb to show what makes an action or state possible

The Dalai Lama; also an abbreviation for the full title [[达赖喇嘛|達賴喇嘛|da2 lai4 la3 ma5]].

title of the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally the temporal ruler of Tibet and believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara

(idiom) bored stiff; overcome with boredom; describes a feeling of emptiness or having nothing to do when one lacks spiritual or emotional support

(colloquial) a person who refuses to pay back a debt despite having the means to do so; a deadbeat

thick-skinned and hard to shake off; shamelessly pestering others or refusing to leave

Wright, a common English surname transcribed into Chinese

to refuse to acknowledge or pay a debt

unreasonable; shameless; to act like a rascal without regard for logic or honesty

Madeleine Albright (1937–2022), US Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001

to depend on or look to someone for support or assistance

to depend or rest on; to require that certain conditions are met for an outcome to be achieved, often used with [[于|於|yu2]]

Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director

The quality of something, specifically its good and bad aspects; also used as a synonym for [[好歹|好歹|hao3 dai3]]

to falsely incriminate someone; to insist that someone else is responsible for a mistake or a crime without factual evidence

a rascal or rogue; a person who is unreasonable, shameless, or acts in a rowdy and disruptive manner

to deny something by using deceitful arguments or prevarication; to refuse to admit the truth despite the facts

to pester someone endlessly; to shamelessly hang on or trouble someone without stopping

The city of Christchurch in New Zealand

To behave in a shameless or insolent manner, especially by refusing to admit a mistake, go back on one's word, or acting unreasonably to get what one wants.

It is better to live even a difficult or miserable life than to die, suggesting that life should be valued above all else; also written [[好死不如恶活|好死不如惡活|hao3 si3 bu4 ru2 e4 huo2]].

wicked and unreasonable; shrewish, unruly, or stubborn

To deny that one owes a debt or to refuse to pay back money that is owed.

to rely on; to be dependent on; to lean on or trust in someone or something for support

to behave in a rowdy or unreasonable manner to get one's way; to refuse to admit a mistake and act shamelessly

William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party; President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2024.

J. William Fulbright (1905–1995), American politician, or the Fulbright Program (international educational exchange program) named after him

(literary) city scoundrel; ruffian; a lowlife who hangs around the streets or marketplaces

To try to deny one's responsibility or involvement; to disclaim; to shirk responsibility

(dialectal) to stay away from school without permission; to cut class

To go back on a marriage contract or repudiate a previous engagement to be married.

bored stiff; extremely depressed or listless; often used in the fixed phrase [[百无聊赖|百無聊賴|bai3 wu2 liao2 lai4]]

a shameless loafer; someone who is idle or avoids work; used in the Beijing dialect

to pester someone endlessly; to be shamelessly persistent or clingy; to do something with desperate, dogged effort

crafty and knavish; to be slippery and untrustworthy, especially in refusing to fulfill obligations or repay debts

thick-skinned and shameless; pestering someone without any sense of shame despite their clear dislike or annoyance