老脸 (lǎo liǎn) — (stative verb) shameless; brazen

Definition

老脸 (lǎoliǎn) is an informal adjective meaning 'shameless / brazen' — used to criticize someone's behavior, not literally about an old face. Colloquial and stronger than 厚脸皮.

adjective

(stative verb) shamelessbrazen

Examples

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Tā zhè me lǎo liǎn, hái gǎn zài bié rén jiā shuō zhè zhǒng huà.
He is so shameless that he dares to say such things at someone else's house.
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Nǐ zhè yàng zuò tài lǎo liǎn le, lián jī běn de zūn zhòng dōu bù dǒng.
What you did was so brazen — you don't even understand basic respect.
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Tā lǎo liǎn dì kāi kǒu yào qián, ràng dà jiā dōu hěn nán kān.
She brazenly asked for money, which made everyone very embarrassed.

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