liáo
lài

literary
adjective

Meaning of 无聊赖

无聊赖 means having nothing to rely on; bored and dispirited; down and out. Pronounced wú liáo lài.

  • having nothing to rely on; bored and dispirited; down and out

Definitions & Examples

shī
hòu
 
zhěng
liáo
lài
de
dāi
zài
jiā
 

After losing his job, he stayed at home all day bored and depressed.

liáo
lài
de
hòu
 
zài
gōng
yuán
cháng
shàng
dāi
 

During a dispirited afternoon, he sat alone on a park bench in a daze.

gǎn
dào
bǎi
liáo
lài
 
duì
shēng
huó
shī
le
xìng
 

He felt utterly bored and lost interest in life.