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賴地硬 (laai6 dei6 ngaang6) — (to blame the land for being hard); to make excuses and deny one's responsibility; a bad workman blames his tools in Cantonese

laaiˍ₆賴deiˍ₆地ngaangˍ₆硬
简 赖地硬
Mandarin Pinyin: lai4 di4 ying4

Meaning of 賴地硬

noun(to blame the land for being hard); to make excuses and deny one's responsibility; a bad workman blames his tools

Characters in 賴地硬

賴laai6
a Chinese family name
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
硬ngaang6
(of attitude, willpower, etc) strong; firm; inflexible; obstinate

Words Containing 賴地硬

屙屎唔出賴地硬，屙尿唔出賴風猛o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6 o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5
to make blames unreasonably; to blame the tools for badworkmanship
屙屎唔出賴地硬o1 si2 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6
lit. blame the floor being too hard if one fails to poo, meaning one always can find excuse to dodge responsibilities
痾屎唔出賴地硬，痾尿唔出賴風猛o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6, o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5
to make excuses and deny one's responsibility; a bad workman blames his tools [colloquial]

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