blackmail; extort; welsh on a debt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to blackmail; to extort; to welsh on a debt
dialectA dialectal term combining the concepts of fraudulent claims (讹) and refusing to acknowledge a debt (赖). It implies using false accusations or intimidation to avoid paying money or to extract money from someone.
Tā他
shū输
le了
qián钱
jiù就
xiǎng想
é讹
lài赖
，
bù不
rèn认
zhàng账
。
After losing money, he tried to welsh on the debt and wouldn't acknowledge it.
Bié别
xiǎng想
é讹
lài赖
wǒ我
，
wǒ我
men们
yǒu有
hé合
tong同
。
Don't try to blackmail me; we have a contract.
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Zhè这
ge个
è恶
bà霸
jīng经
cháng常
é讹
lài赖
cūn村
mín民
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
This local bully often extorts money and property from the villagers.