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賴laai3貓maau1

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laai3 maau1laai6 maau1lài māo

English

  1. (slang) rascally; scoundrelly; roguish; to not admit failure by giving many excuses; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost a game; to deny that one has made a promise; to act as if something never happened
  2. to evade responsibility; to break a promise; to avoid taking the blame ;to refuse to admit defeat ; to go back on one's word ; literally : blame the cat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 逃避責任;唔守信用;唔肯認錯;撒賴

Examples

  • 明明噚日話請我食tea,而家又反口,乜你咁賴貓㗎。

    How come you deny saying you would treat me to afternoon tea yesterday? You don't even keep your promise.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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