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死皮赖脸 — “To be shamelessly persistent or importunate”

死皮赖脸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be shamelessly persistent or importunate”. To pester someone relentlessly without any sense of shame. Literally, “thick-skinned and clinging”.

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死皮赖脸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 死sǐ
  • 皮pí
  • 赖lài
  • 脸liǎn

死皮赖脸 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
死
sǐ6to die
皮
pí5skin, hide, peel, surface
赖
lài13rely on, deny, blame
脸
liǎn11face, dignity, surface

Example Sentence with 死皮赖脸

小明死皮赖脸地缠着妈妈,非要买那个新出的机器人玩具。
Xiao Ming shamelessly pestered his mom, insisting on buying that new robot toy.

Idioms Related to 死皮赖脸

Synonyms of 死皮赖脸

  • hòu厚yán颜wú无chǐ耻utterly shameless
  • zhí执mí迷bù不wù悟persist in error

Antonyms of 死皮赖脸

  • xuán悬yá崖lè勒mǎ马pull back from the brink

More idioms starting with 死

  • sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
  • sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
  • sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
  • sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
  • sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
  • sǐ死bù不sǐ死,,huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
  • sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
  • sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
  • sǐ死bù不yào要liǎn脸utterly shameless
  • sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
  • sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
  • sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever

Questions about 死皮赖脸

What does 死皮赖脸 mean?
死皮赖脸 (sǐ pí lài liǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be shamelessly persistent or importunate”.
How do you pronounce 死皮赖脸?
死皮赖脸 is pronounced sǐ pí lài liǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死皮赖脸 literally mean?
Literally, 死皮赖脸 means “thick-skinned and clinging”. It is used to mean “to be shamelessly persistent or importunate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 死皮赖脸?
形容厚着脸皮,胡搅蛮缠。
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