厚面皮

Chinese

		generous; thick (for flat things)	cheek; sense of shame; countenance cheek; sense of shame; countenance; complexion; look
simp. and trad. (厚面皮)		厚	面皮

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁵ min⁶ pei⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kāu-bīn-phê / kǎu-bīn-phêr / kāu-bīn-phôe / kǎu-bīn-phê

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao⁶ ming⁷ puê⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁵ min⁶ pei⁴
    • Yale: háuh mihn pèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁵ min⁶ pei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁵ min⁶ péi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯¹³ miːn²² pʰei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kāu-bīn-phê
    • Tâi-lô: kāu-bīn-phê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kauxbixnphee
    • IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /kau²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau³³⁻¹¹ bin³³⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǎu-bīn-phêr
    • Tâi-lô: kǎu-bīn-phêr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau²² bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kāu-bīn-phôe
    • Tâi-lô: kāu-bīn-phuê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kauxbixnphoee
    • IPA (Singapore): /kau²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau³³⁻²¹ bin³³⁻²¹ pʰue²³/
  • (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǎu-bīn-phê
    • Tâi-lô: kǎu-bīn-phê
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kau³³⁻²² bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰe²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao⁶ ming⁷ puê⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kău mīng phuê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³⁵⁻¹¹ miŋ¹¹ pʰue⁵⁵/

Adjective

厚面皮

1. (Cantonese, Southern Min) shameless; cheeky; impudent
   • 2020, “時光倒流一句話 [Regret]”, 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong] (lyrics), 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music)‎^[1]performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:

     假設還未夠狠反了臉出走　厚面皮些演好友 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     假设还未够狠反了脸出走　厚面皮些演好友 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     gaa² cit³ waan⁴ mei⁶ gau³ han² faan² liu⁵ lim⁵ ceot¹ zau², hau⁵ min⁶ pei⁴ se¹ jin² hou² jau⁵ [Jyutping]

     Supposing that I am still not resolute enough to fall out with you and leave, I will be a bit more shameless and act as a good friend

Synonyms

• 厚臉皮／厚脸皮 (hòu liǎnpí)
• (Hokkien) 出面