📖 Meaning
To not consider something shameful; to feel no sense of disgrace. It describes someone who lacks a proper sense of shame or morality, often behaving improperly without any remorse.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase originates from the philosophical text《邓析子·转辞》(Deng Xi Zi: Turning Words), attributed to Deng Xi, a thinker of the Spring and Autumn period. The original passage observes that when people subjected to punishment such as tattooing or nose-cutting no longer feel ashamed, society falls into chaos with more disorder than order. The idiom thus critiques the erosion of moral standards and the loss of a sense of shame in society.
💡 Example Usage
他抄袭别人的文章还四处炫耀，真是不以为耻。
He plagiarized someone else's article and even showed it off everywhere, truly feeling no shame about it.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 不以为耻
- Pinyin: bù yǐ wéi chǐ
- Literal Translation: not, take, as, shame
- Category: Morality
- Characters: 4