见不得人 (jiàn) — too shameful to be seen in public; unpresentable; disgraceful
Definition
A descriptive phrase meaning 'too shameful to be shown in public' — used to judge a person's acts or deeds, not the person themselves. Often modifies a noun (∼的勾当) or follows 太 / 更.
verb
too shameful to be seen in publicunpresentabledisgraceful
Examples
- 见不得人。Tā zuò de nà xiē shì tài jiàn le.The things he did are too shameful to be seen in public.
- 见不得人。Wǒ men dōu zhī dào zhè shì jiàn de gòu dàng.We all know this is a shameful business.
- ，见不得人。Rú guǒ jì xù zhè yàng, nǐ zhī huì gèng jiā jiàn.If you continue like this, you will only become more unpresentable.
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