have the nerve; not feel embarrassed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have the nerve (to do something); to not feel embarrassed (about one's actions)
Typically used in rhetorical questions or negative contexts to criticize someone for lacking shame about their actions. Often appears with 亏, 怎么, 居然, or 还.
Zuò做
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
，
kuī亏
tā他
hái还
hǎo好
yì意
si思
shuō说
ne呢
！
After doing such a thing, he actually has the nerve to talk about it!
Nǐ你
zì自
jǐ己
zuò做
cuò错
le了
，
zěn怎
me么
hǎo好
yì意
si思
guài怪
bié别
rén人
？
You made the mistake yourself; how can you have the nerve to blame others?
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Tā他
chí迟
dào到
le了
bàn半
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
，
jū居
rán然
hái还
hǎo好
yì意
si思
xiào笑
。
He was half an hour late, yet he actually had the nerve to smile.
Tōu偷
le了
dōng东
xi西
，
kuī亏
nǐ你
hǎo好
yì意
si思
huí回
lái来
。
You stole something, and you still have the nerve to come back.