赖皮

賴皮

làipí

adjective #29,999

Meanings

1 shameless
2 thick-skinned
3 acting like a rascal
4 refusing to take responsibility

Characters

to rely on; to deny; to blame others; shameless

skin; leather; cheeky (colloquial for thick-skinned)

Examples

他输了之后开始赖皮，不承认结果。

Tā shū le zhīhòu kāishǐ làipí, bù chéngrèn jiéguǒ.

After losing, he started acting like a sore loser and refused to accept the result.

你不能这么赖皮，说好的事就要做到。

Nǐ bùnéng zhème làipí, shuō hǎo de shì jiù yào zuò dào.

You can't be so shameless — if you said you'd do it, you have to follow through.

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赖皮 is colloquial and mildly derogatory — it describes someone who avoids responsibility, reneges on agreements, or acts in a shameless, childishly stubborn way. Less severe than 无耻 (wúchǐ).

Stroke Order

赖 lài

皮 pí