大言不惭

大言不慚

dàyán-bùcán

idiom #35,155

Meanings

1 to boast shamelessly
2 to talk big without embarrassment

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

没做过的事就别大言不惭。

Méi zuò guò de shì jiù bié dàyán-bùcán.

Don't brag about things you've never actually done.

HSK 4

他大言不惭地说自己是行业第一。

Tā dàyán-bùcán de shuō zìjǐ shì hángyè dìyī.

He shamelessly claimed to be number one in the industry.

Tips

history

Traced to 《论语·宪问》: 其言之不怍，则为之也难 - if a person isn't embarrassed by their big talk, they'll find it hard to actually deliver.

Stroke Order

大 dà

言 yán

不 bù

惭 cán