市井无赖 shì jǐng wú lài

DEFINITIONS

  1. rogues of the marketplace; ruffians; scoundrels from the common people; in this context, it characterizes people who are like rogues from the market

CHARACTERS

市 shì market, fair; city, town; trade
井 jǐng well, mine shaft, pit
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
赖 lài rely, depend on; accuse falsely