厚颜

厚顏

hòuyán

adjective

Meanings

HSK 4

他厚颜地接受了别人的称赞。

Tā hòuyán de jiēshòu le biéren de chēngzàn.

He shamelessly accepted the praise from others.

HSK 5

如此厚颜的要求实在令人难以接受。

Rúcǐ hòuyán de yāoqiú shízài lìngrén nányǐ jiēshòu.

Such a brazen demand is really hard to accept.

memory

Literally 'thick face', the same image as English 'thick-skinned.' If your 颜 (face) is 厚 (thick), insults bounce off and you have no shame.

usage

Often expanded to the chengyu 厚颜无耻 ('thick-faced and shameless'). 厚颜 alone is more literary; the four-character form is what you'll hear in speech.

厚 hòu

颜 yán