Chinese–English

好意思

hǎo yì si · hao yi si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to have the nerve
  2. what a cheek!
  3. to feel no shame
  4. to overcome the shame
  5. (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)

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