脸皮

臉皮

liǎnpí

noun #16,683

Meanings

Literally 'face skin' — thick face-skin means shameless, thin face-skin means easily embarrassed.

他脸皮真厚，怎么说都不在乎。

Tā liǎnpí zhēn hòu, zěnme shuō dōu bùzàihu.

He's really thick-skinned — nothing you say bothers him.

我脸皮薄，不好意思开口借钱。

Wǒ liǎnpí báo, bùhǎoyìsi kāikǒu jiè qián.

I'm too thin-skinned to ask for a loan.

usage

Almost always appears with 厚 (thick = shameless/brazen) or 薄 (thin = shy/bashful). 脸皮厚 and 脸皮薄 are the key collocations.

脸 liǎn

皮 pí