laai6賴赖
Jyutpinglaai6
Yalelaaih
Definition
To blame others; to deny responsibility and shift the blame onto someone else.
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How it's used
Carries a strong nuance of shifting blame unfairly or refusing to take ownership of a mistake. It is frequently used in the structure 賴落人哋度 to emphasize the act of offloading responsibility onto someone else. The term implies a lack of integrity or a childish attempt to escape consequences.
Examples
It has nothing to do with me, don't blame me.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can sometimes mean to linger or refuse to leave, as in 賴喺度唔走. In Cantonese, the primary meaning is almost exclusively about shifting blame or denying responsibility.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
