Definition
脸皮 literally means the skin of the face, but it's almost always used metaphorically to describe a person's sense of shame or sensitivity to embarrassment. The common collocations are 脸皮厚 (thick-skinned, i.e. shameless or not easily offended) and 脸皮薄 (thin-skinned, i.e. easily embarrassed or shy). As a noun, it can also refer to one's dignity or 'face' in social situations (面子 is more common for that, though).
n.
(literal) skin of the facecheek(metaphorical) sense of shamethickness/thinness of one's skin in 脸皮厚/脸皮薄
Examples
- 脸皮，。Tā liǎn pí zhēn hòu, biérén zěnme shuō tā dōu bú zàihū.He's really thick-skinned — he doesn't care what others say about him.
- 脸皮，。Tā liǎn pí báo, nǐ shuōhuà bié tài zhíjiē.She's thin-skinned, so don't be too direct when you talk to her.
- ？。Nǐ zěnme zhème bú yào liǎn pí? Dāngzhòng sāhuǎng yě bù liǎn hóng.How can you have no shame? Lying in public without even blushing.
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