tiǎn

䩄

Character · AdjectiveTraditional靦

shameless; brazen; unabashed

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

adjective

shameless; brazen; unabashed (describing a person's face or demeanor)

literary

Literary usage. Often used in the phrase 靦然人面 (appearing before people with a brazen face).

Tiǎn靦
rán然
rén人
miàn面
 ,
bù不
zhī知
xiū羞
chǐ耻
 。

Appearing before others with a brazen face, knowing no shame.

Tā他
tiǎn靦
rán然
wú无
chǐ耻
de地
jì继
xù续
shuō说
huǎng谎
 。

He continued to lie shamelessly.

2.

adjective

same as 觍 (tiǎn); shameless; brazen

literary

Variant form equivalent to 觍.