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市井无赖

市井无赖 — “A good-for-nothing urban ruffian”

市井无赖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a good-for-nothing urban ruffian”. A street rascal or scoundrel; urban riffraff. Literally, “city-well rascal; street scoundrel”.

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市井无赖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

市井无赖 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
市
shì5market city
井
jǐng4a well
无
wú4without, not having
赖
lài13rely on, deny, blame

Example Sentence with 市井无赖

他因为整天游手好闲,成为了人们口中的市井无赖。
Because he idles away his days, he has become known as a street rascal.

Idioms Related to 市井无赖

More idioms starting with 市

  • shì市bù不èr二jià价Fair and honest trade
  • shì市jǐng井zhī之tú徒vulgar uncultured common folk
  • shì市jǐng井zhī之chén臣commoner from the marketplace
  • shì市jǐng井xiǎo小rén人vulgar, petty person
  • shì市yuàn怨jié结huò祸incur resentment and invite disaster
  • shì市ēn恩jià嫁yuàn怨curry favor while shifting blame
  • shì市wú无èr二jià价fair and consistent market prices
  • shì市mín民wén文xué学Urban popular literature
  • shì市dào道zhī之jiāo交fair-weather friendship

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Questions about 市井无赖

What does 市井无赖 mean?

市井无赖 (shì jǐng wú lài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a good-for-nothing urban ruffian”.

How do you pronounce 市井无赖?

市井无赖 is pronounced shì jǐng wú lài in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 市井无赖 literally mean?

Literally, 市井无赖 means “city-well rascal; street scoundrel”. It is used to mean “a good-for-nothing urban ruffian”.

What is the Chinese definition of 市井无赖?

指城市中游手好闲、品行不端的人。

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