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恬不知愧 — “To feel no shame or remorse”

恬不知愧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel no shame or remorse”. To be utterly shameless. Literally, “calmly unaware of shame”.

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恬不知愧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

恬不知愧 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
恬
tián9quiet, tranquil, content
不
bù4not
知
zhī8to know, be aware, understand
愧
kuì12Ashamed or feeling guilty

Example Sentence with 恬不知愧

他做了错事,却恬不知愧,好像什么都没发生一样。
He did something wrong, yet he showed no shame, acting as if nothing had happened.

Idioms Related to 恬不知愧

Synonyms of 恬不知愧

  • tián恬bù不zhī知xiū羞shameless and brazen
  • tián恬bù不zhī知chǐ耻shamelessly disregard moral boundaries

More idioms starting with 恬

  • tián恬bù不wéi为guài怪to not be surprised by the unusual
  • tián恬bù不wéi为yì意to remain unconcerned
  • tián恬bù不zhī知guài怪calmly unaware of strangeness
  • tián恬dàn淡guǎ寡yù欲content with simple life, few desires
  • tián恬dàn淡wú无wéi为calm, detached, and content with little striving
  • tián恬dàn淡wú无yù欲tranquil and free from worldly desires
  • tián恬rán然zì自dé得calmly content and at ease
  • tián恬rán然zì自zú足tranquilly self-content
  • tián恬yán言róu柔shé舌sweet and flattering words

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Questions about 恬不知愧

What does 恬不知愧 mean?

恬不知愧 (tián bù zhī kuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel no shame or remorse”.

How do you pronounce 恬不知愧?

恬不知愧 is pronounced tián bù zhī kuì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 恬不知愧 literally mean?

Literally, 恬不知愧 means “calmly unaware of shame”. It is used to mean “to feel no shame or remorse”.

What is the Chinese definition of 恬不知愧?

安然处之,不以为耻。同“恬不知耻”。

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