hǎo​yì​si

have the nerve

Senses

好意思 hǎo​yì​si have the nerve

adjective · to have the audacity or feel no shame to do something; often used rhetorically to question the propriety of an action

你自己都没做完,怎么还好意思说别人?

好意思 hǎo​yì​si overcome embarrassment

adjective · to overcome shyness or one's sense of shame to do something

他犹豫了很久,才好意思开口向朋友借钱。

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