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死皮赖脸

sǐ pí lài liǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
brazen faced (idiom) / shameless
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-85052a26f1576367. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

死皮賴臉 死皮赖脸 [si3 pi2 lai4 lian3] /brazen faced (idiom); shameless/

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Other forms in these source records: 死皮賴臉

  • 死
    sǐ

    to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

  • 皮
    pí

    skin / peel / rind / outer layer / leather / hide / fur / cover / wrapping / outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp / soggy / (coll.) naughty / mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)

    Pí

    surname Pi

  • 赖
    lài

    to depend on / to hang on in a place / bad / to renege (on promise) / to disclaim / to rat (on debts) / rascally / to blame / to put the blame on

    Lài

    surname Lai / (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app

  • 脸

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.