Chinese surname

賴赖

The Chinese surname 賴 (Mandarin lài, Cantonese laai6) is spelled Lye in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	lài
Cantonese (Jyutping)	laai6
Simplified	赖
Definition (Unihan)	rely, depend on; accuse falsely

Spelling tree of 賴

賴 is spelled 1 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Lye	Cantonese · Hakka

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Spellings of 賴 in Malaysia

LyeSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 黎

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.