大言不惭

大言不慚

dàyánbùcán

idiom #35,155

Meanings

1 to boast shamelessly
2 to talk big without embarrassment

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Examples

他大言不惭地说自己是行业第一。

Tā dà yán bù cán de shuō zìjǐ shì hángyè dìyī.

He shamelessly claimed to be number one in the industry.

没做过的事就别大言不惭。

Méi zuòguò de shì jiù bié dà yán bù cán.

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

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