不要臉

See also: 不要脸

Chinese

		not; no	to care for or be concerned about saving one's face
trad. (不要臉)		不	要臉
simp. (不要脸)		不	要脸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùyàoliǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ jiu³ lim⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùyàoliǎn [Phonetic: búyàoliǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùyàoliǎn
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-yao⁴-lien³
  - Yale: bù-yàu-lyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyawlean
  - Palladius: буяолянь (bujaoljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ jiu³ lim⁵
  - Yale: bāt yiu líhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ jiu³ lim⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ yiu³ lim⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

Verb

不要⫽臉 (verb-object)

to be shameless
我不想和這種不要臉的女人講話。 [MSC, trad.]
我不想和这种不要脸的女人讲话。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bù xiǎng hé zhè zhǒng bùyàoliǎn de nǚrén jiǎnghuà. [Pinyin]
I don't wish to speak to such a shameless woman.

你真是不要臉！／你真是不要脸！ ― Nǐ zhēn shì bùyàoliǎn! ― You really have no shame!
- 務實一點，我勸你們把自己戰術打法，足球的這個理念先搞懂，小高帶得蠻好的，你把他去換了幹什麼？你告訴我！你在合肥輸個一比五，你倒告訴我怎麼解釋，臉都不要了！ [MSC, trad.]
  务实一点，我劝你们把自己战术打法，足球的这个理念先搞懂，小高带得蛮好的，你把他去换了干什么？你告诉我！你在合肥输个一比五，你倒告诉我怎么解释，脸都不要了！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2013, Fan Zhiyi's interview about loss of Chinese National Football Team to Thailand in Hefei
  Wùshí yīdiǎn, wǒ quàn nǐmen bǎ zìjǐ zhànshù dǎfǎ, zúqiú de zhège lǐniàn xiān gǎo dǒng, xiǎogāo dài dé mán hǎo de, nǐ bǎ tā qù huàn le gànshénme? Nǐ gàosù wǒ! Nǐ zài Héféi shū ge yī bǐ wǔ, nǐ dǎo gàosù wǒ zěnme jiěshì, liǎn dōu bùyào le! [Pinyin]
  Be more pragmatic. I suggest you to understand the strategies and concepts in football first. Xiao Gao (nickname of Gao Hongbo) was playing quite well, why did you transfer him away (from the national team)? Tell me why! Finally you suffered a 1:5 loss in Hefei (against Thailand). Tell me how to explain this? Shame on you!

Synonyms

Derived terms

樹不要皮必死無疑，人不要臉天下無敵 / 树不要皮必死无疑，人不要脸天下无敌 (shù bùyào pí bì sǐ wúyí, rén bùyào liǎn tiānxiàwúdí)
死不要臉 / 死不要脸
臭不要臉 / 臭不要脸 (chòubùyāoliǎn)