厚颜无耻 Hou Yan Wu Chi Shameless

Explanation

形容人脸皮厚，不知羞耻。

Describes someone who is shameless and without remorse.

Origin Story

话说在一个小山村里，住着一位名叫李铁的年轻人。李铁生性懒惰，好吃懒做，靠着父母的接济过日子。村里人对他都颇有微词，说他好吃懒做，不务正业。一天，村里来了个算命先生，李铁想让他给自己算算命，看看能不能找到个发财的路子。算命先生见李铁衣衫褴褛，相貌粗俗，便笑着说道：“我看你印堂发黑，近期恐有血光之灾。”李铁一听，顿时慌了神，忙问道：“大师，如何才能化解？”算命先生故作神秘地说道：“需得捐赠千两黄金于寺庙，方能化解此劫。”李铁一听要捐赠千两黄金，顿时愣住了，他哪有那么多钱啊！于是他厚颜无耻地向村里人借钱，并信誓旦旦地承诺一定会还钱。但是，李铁借到钱后，却并没有捐赠给寺庙，而是挥霍一空。后来，村里人向他要钱，他却厚颜无耻地赖账，说自己根本没借过钱。村里人都被他的厚颜无耻气坏了，纷纷指责他。李铁却毫不在意，继续过着他好吃懒做的日子。

huashuo zai yige xiaoshancun li, zh zhuozhe yige mingjiao lite de qingnianren. lite shengxing landuo, haochi lanzuo, kaozhe fumu de jieji guo rizi. cunli ren dui ta dou poyou weici, shuo ta haochi lanzuo, buwuzhengye. yitian, cunli lai le ge suanming xiansheng, lite xiang rang ta gei ziji suansuanming, kan kan nengbuneng zhaodao ge facai de luz. suanming xiansheng jian lite yishan lanlu, xiaomiao cus, bian xiaozhe shengdao: "wo kan ni yindang fa hei, jinqi kong you xueguang zhizai." lite yiting, danshi huangle shen, mang wenda: "dashi, ruhe caineng hua jie?" suanming xiansheng guzuo shenmishi de shengdao: "xu de juanzeng qianliang huangjin yu simiao, fangneng hua jie ci jie." lite yiting yao juanzeng qianliang huangjin, danshi lengzhu le, ta na you name duo qian a! yushi ta houyan wuchide xiang cunli ren jie qian, bing xinshidandan de chengnuo yi ding hui huan qian. danshi, lite jie dao qian hou, que bing meiyou juanzeng gei simiao, er shi huihuoyikong. houlai, cunli ren xiang yao qian, ta que houyan wuchide laizhang, shuo zij geben mei jieguo qian. cunli ren dou bei ta de houyan wuch qihuai le, fenfen zhizhe ta. lite que haobuzaiyi, jixu guo zhe ta haochi lanzuo de rizi.

Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a young man named Li Tie. Li Tie was inherently lazy and lived off his parents' charity. The villagers had little regard for him, calling him lazy and idle. One day, a fortune teller came to the village, and Li Tie wanted him to tell his fortune, hoping to find a way to get rich. Upon seeing Li Tie, dressed in rags and looking crude, the fortune teller said with a smile, "I see that your forehead is dark, and there might be bloodshed in the near future." Li Tie was immediately frightened and quickly asked, "Master, how can I avoid this?" The fortune teller, acting mysterious, said, "You need to donate a thousand taels of gold to the temple to avert this calamity." Li Tie was stunned when he heard that he needed to donate a thousand taels of gold, for he didn't have that much money! So, he shamelessly borrowed money from the villagers, promising to repay them. However, after borrowing the money, Li Tie didn't donate it to the temple but squandered it. Later, when the villagers asked him for the money, he shamelessly denied owing them anything, saying he never borrowed any money. The villagers were furious at his shamelessness and berated him. But Li Tie didn't care and continued his lazy lifestyle.

Usage

常用来形容人不知羞耻，行为卑劣。

changyong lai xingrong ren buzhixiu chi, xingwei bile.

Often used to describe someone who is shameless and despicable.

Examples

• 他厚颜无耻地接受了贿赂。

  ta houyan wuchide jieshoule huiluo.

  He shamelessly accepted the bribe.

• 这种行为真是厚颜无耻！

  zhezhonghangwei zhenshi houyan wuch!

  Such behavior is simply shameless!

Related Idioms

• 恬不知耻

• 不知廉耻

Opposite Idioms

• 自惭形秽

• 羞愧