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不要脸

bù yào liǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have no sense of shame / shameless
Sources & editorial notes

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-c46c6404962d1999. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不要臉 不要脸 [bu4 yao4 lian3] /to have no sense of shame; shameless/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 不要臉

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 要
    yāo

    (bound form) to demand / to coerce

    yào

    to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important

  • 脸

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.