死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ​zhū​bù​pà​kāi​shuǐ​tàng

unconcerned and reckless; shameless

  • created sense approved 死猪不怕开水烫/死豬不怕開水燙 · sǐ​zhū​bù​pà​kāi​shuǐ​tàng · unconcerned and reckless; shameless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    死猪不怕开水烫 / 死豬不怕開水燙

    sǐ​zhū​bù​pà​kāi​shuǐ​tàng

    unconcerned and reckless; shameless

    literally "a dead pig is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water"; used to describe a person who has no more concerns or is so shameless that they no longer care about the consequences of their actions

    死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · dead 猪 (literal) → 猪/豬 · zhū · pig 不怕 (literal) → 不怕 · bù​pà · to not fear 开水 (literal) → 开水/開水 · kāi​shuǐ · boiled water 烫 (literal) → 烫/燙 · tàng · to scald

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