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厚颜无耻
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厚颜无耻

厚颜无耻 — “Utterly shameless”

厚颜无耻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly shameless”. Brazen; impudent. Literally, “Thick-faced and without shame”.

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厚颜无耻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 厚hòu
  • 颜yán
  • 无wú
  • 耻chǐ

厚颜无耻 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
厚
hòu9thick, deep, generous
颜
yán15face, color
无
wú4without, not having
耻
chǐ10Shame, disgrace, humiliation

Example Sentence with 厚颜无耻

他竟然厚颜无耻地否认自己犯下的错误,令人非常气愤。
He shamelessly denied the mistakes he had made, which was extremely infuriating.

Idioms Related to 厚颜无耻

Synonyms of 厚颜无耻

  • tián恬bù不zhī知chǐ耻shamelessly disregard moral boundaries

Antonyms of 厚颜无耻

  • zì自cán惭xíng形huì秽ashamed of one's inferiority

More idioms starting with 厚

  • hòu厚jīn今bó薄gǔ古favor the present over the past
  • hòu厚gǔ古bó薄jīn今revere ancient, slight modern
  • hòu厚wèi味xī腊dú毒hidden dangers in appealing things
  • hòu厚wǎng往báo薄lái来give generously, receive modestly
  • hòu厚dé德zài载wù物Great virtue supports great responsibility
  • hòu厚dé德zǎi载fú福Great virtue brings abundant blessings
  • hòu厚cǐ此bó薄bǐ彼favor one, neglect another
  • hòu厚shēng生lì利yòng用enrich lives and utilize resources
  • hòu厚pí皮lǎo老liǎn脸shameless and impervious to criticism
  • hòu厚lù禄gāo高guān官high office and generous salary
  • hòu厚jī积bó薄fā发accumulate much to release slowly
  • hòu厚mào貌shēn深qíng情Benevolent appearance, unfathomable intentions

Questions about 厚颜无耻

What does 厚颜无耻 mean?
厚颜无耻 (hòu yán wú chǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly shameless”.
How do you pronounce 厚颜无耻?
厚颜无耻 is pronounced hòu yán wú chǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 厚颜无耻 literally mean?
Literally, 厚颜无耻 means “Thick-faced and without shame”. It is used to mean “Utterly shameless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 厚颜无耻?
颜:脸面。指人脸皮厚,不知羞耻。
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