Definition

Adjective: - Brazen; shameless: Describes a person who has lost all sense of shame due to being accustomed to doing wrong or inappropriate things repeatedly. It implies a hardened, unembarrassed attitude towards one's own improper behavior.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nó đã dạn mặt như thế còn dạy dỗ gì được. (He is so brazen/shameless now, what more can be taught?)
  • Hắn dạn mặt đến mức vẫn có thể cười sau khi bị phát hiện nói dối. (He is so shameless that he can still smile after being caught lying.)
  • Đừng có dạn mặt mà đòi hỏi thêm! (Don't be so brazen as to ask for more!)

Advanced Usage

• "mặt dạn mày dày": This is a common four-word idiom that intensifies the meaning, translating to "brazen-faced and thick-skinned" or "utterly shameless."
  • Sau tất cả những gì đã làm, hắn vẫn mặt dạn mày dày xuất hiện. (After all he has done, he still showed up, utterly shameless.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dạn (adj): While "dạn" alone can mean "tame" or "accustomed to" (e.g., - a bird tame with people), in the compound "dạn mặt," it specifically contributes to the meaning of being hardened or inured to shame.
• Mặt dày (adj): A more colloquial synonym meaning "thick-faced" or "shameless."
• Trơ trẽn (adj): A close synonym meaning "brazen," "impudent," or "shameless."

Synonyms

• Brazen: Acting in a bold, shameless way without embarrassment.
• Shameless: Lacking any sense of shame or modesty.
• Impudent: Not showing due respect; cheeky or rude.
• Effrontery (noun): The quality of being brazenly insolent.

Related Idioms

• Mặt dạn mày dày: As mentioned above, an idiom for extreme shamelessness.
• Vô liêm sỉ: Literally "without shame or integrity," a strong term for being unprincipled and shameless.

adj

1. brazen; shameless