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不要臉

bat1 jiu3 lim5*2

bu4 yao4 lian3

having no sense of shame; shameless [粵]: 唔知醜

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3

不要臉 / 不要脸

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want
臉 lim5 lian3 qian1 jian3 - the face; reputation

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 9th Jan 2008

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