奸賴 (gaan1 laai3) — to be dishonest, cunning, tricky in Cantonese

gaanˉ¹奸laai˗₃賴

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Mandarin Pinyin: jian1 lai4

Meaning of 奸賴

nounto be dishonest, cunning, tricky

noun(adjective) cunning, sneaky; dishonest; mendacious; (verb) to play tricks; to cheat

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gaanˉ¹奸laaiˍ₆賴

He's very deceitful/shifty.

maiˉ¹咪gam˗₃咁gaanˉ¹奸laaiˍ₆賴

Don't be so sly/deceitful.

keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係gaanˉ¹奸laaiˍ₆賴

He's not deceitful.

gaanˉ¹奸laaiˍ₆賴ge˗₃嘅janˎ₄人

Deceitful people.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日gaanˉ¹奸laaiˍ₆賴

He's always being sneaky/shifty.

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