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厚颜

Word · AdjectiveTraditional厚顏

shameless; brazen

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

shameless; brazen; having no sense of shame

derogatory

Literally 'thick face'. Used to describe someone who acts without shame or embarrassment, often in a derogatory sense. Commonly seen in the phrase 厚颜无耻.

Tā他
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
hái还
sǐ死
bù不
chéng承
rèn认
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
hòu厚
yán颜
wú无
chǐ耻
 。

He made a mistake and still refuses to admit it; he is truly shameless.

Miàn面
duì对
pī批
píng评
 ,
tā他
yī依
rán然
hòu厚
yán颜
de地
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
biàn辩
jiě解
 。

Facing criticism, he still shamelessly defended himself.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
hòu厚
yán颜
de的
xíng行
wéi为
zāo遭
dào到
le了
zhòng众
rén人
de的
tuò唾
qì弃
 。

This brazen behavior was despised by everyone.