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1 national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

廉耻

lián chǐ

1 honor and shame
2 sense of honor

Idioms (3)

报仇雪耻

bào chóu xuě chǐ

1 to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)

奇耻大辱

qí chǐ dà rǔ

1 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)

贫不足耻

pín bù zú chǐ

1 it is no disgrace to be poor (idiom)

Sample Sentences

中国人民抗日战争胜利，是近代以来中国抗击外敌入侵的第一次完全胜利。这一伟大胜利，彻底粉碎了日本军国主义殖民奴役中国的图谋洗刷了近代以来中国抗击外来侵略屡战屡败的民族耻辱。

Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng shènglì ，shì jìndài yǐlái Zhōngguó kàngjī wài dí rùqīn de dì yī cì wánquán shènglì 。zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，chèdǐ fěnsuì le Rìběn jūnguózhǔyì zhímín núyì Zhōngguó de túmóu xǐshuā le jìndài yǐlái Zhōngguó kàngjī wàilái qīnluè lǚ zhàn lǚ bài de mínzú chǐrǔ 。

The victory of the Chinese people in the War Against Japanese Aggression is the first instance in which China won a comprehensive victory against a foreign invader in recent history. This great victory completely crushed the Japanese militaristic colonial regime’s attempt to enslave China, cleansing the collective shame of the Chinese people at suffering defeat by foreign invasions several times in recent history.

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我也真是纳了闷了，结果，笨成这样了，他还恬不知耻地反过来数落我的指令有问题，真是太不靠谱。

wǒ yě zhēn shì nà le mēn le ，jiéguǒ ，bèn chéng zhèyàng le ，tā hái tiánbùzhīchǐ de fǎnguòlái shǔluò wǒ de zhǐlǐng yǒu wèntí ，zhēn shì tài bù kàopǔ 。

I'm as puzzled as you are. So in the end, with him being so stupid, he had the cheek to turn it around and go on about how it was a problem with my instructions. He really is a liability.

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是呀，假使男人的教育背景里深深植入了契约精神，那么婚姻对他来说就是神圣的，打破契约自己都会觉得羞耻。人毕竟有别于一般动物，因为人有自我意识能自我控制。

shì ya ，jiǎshǐ nánrén de jiàoyù bèijǐng lǐ shēnshēn zhírù le qìyuē jīngshén ，nàme hūnyīn duì tā láishuō jiùshì shénshèng de ，dǎpò qìyuē zìjǐ dōuhuì juéde xiūchǐ 。rén bìjìng yǒubiéyú yībān dòngwù ，yīnwèi rén yǒu zìwǒ yìshi néng zìwǒ kòngzhì 。

Yeah, if there was a contractual mentality deeply embedded in men in their educational background, then they would think of marriage as sacred and they would feel ashamed if they broke that contract. Humans differ from animals after all because humans have self-awareness and self-control.

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他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年，和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水，过着不愁吃穿的生活。

tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ，hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ，guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。

So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.

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你怎么每次都这么无耻。好吧，那我就不管你了，我想吃油爆大虾、香煎仔排、宫保鸡丁，那我们就去外婆家吃好了。

nǐ zěnme měicì dōu zhème wúchǐ 。hǎoba ，nà wǒ jiù bùguǎn nǐ le ，wǒ xiǎng chī yóubào dàxiā 、xiāngjiān zǎipái 、gōngbǎojīdīng ，nà wǒmen jiù qù wàipójiā chī hǎo le 。

How can you be so shameless every time! OK, I guess I don't need to worry about you. I want to eat sauteed shrimp, fried pork chops and Kung Pao Chicken, so I guess I'll go to The Grandma's to eat.

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以做家务为荣，以睡懒觉为耻。

yǐ zuò jiāwù wéi róng ，yǐ shuì lǎnjiào wéi chǐ 。

Doing house work is honorable; taking naps is shameful.

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以关心老婆为荣，以忽视老婆为耻。

yǐ guānxīn lǎopó wéi róng ，yǐ hūshì lǎopó wéi chǐ 。

Paying attention to one's wife is honorable; ignoring one's wife is shameful.

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以......为耻

yǐ ......wéi chǐ

to take... as shameful