恬不知耻

Traditional (Taiwan): 恬不知恥

tiánbùzhīchǐ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄔˇ

    • to have no sense of shame

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

恬不知耻 stresses being utterly unbothered by one's shameful behaviour and is used of people. 厚颜无耻 stresses being thick-skinned and brazen, and can describe either a person or an act.

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