没羞 (méi) — shameless, unabashed

Definition

没羞 is a colloquial adjective meaning "shameless" or "unabashed," always used in criticism. It often pairs with 没臊 to form the fixed expression 没羞没臊 ("utterly shameless").

adjective
shamelessunabashed

Examples

  • 没羞
    Tā zhēn méi, jū rán zuò chū zhè zhǒng shì.
    He is really shameless to actually do something like this.
  • 没羞
    Zhè hái zi méi méi sào, yì diǎn yě bú pà shēng.
    This child is utterly shameless and not at all shy with strangers.
  • 没羞
    Tā zuò le cuò shì hái zhè me méi, zhēn ràng rén shēng qì.
    He did something wrong and is still so unabashed — it really makes people angry.

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