厚颜

厚顏
hòuyán
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 shameless
  2. 2 brazen
  3. 3 thick-skinned

Examples

Tā hòuyán de jiēshòule biéren de chēngzàn.
He shamelessly accepted the praise from others.
Rúcǐ hòuyán de yāoqiú shízài lìngrén nányǐ jiēshòu.
Such a brazen demand is really hard to accept.

Tips

memory
Literally 'thick face' — same image as English 'thick-skinned.' If your (face) is (thick), insults bounce off and you have no shame.
usage
Often expanded to the chengyu 厚颜无耻 (hòuyánwúchǐ, 'thick-faced and shameless'). 厚颜 alone is more literary; the four-character form is what you'll hear in speech.

Stroke Order

hòu
yán