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卑鄙無恥

简卑鄙无耻 · 繁卑鄙無恥

Mandarin · pinyin bēi bǐ wú chǐ

(idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity

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卑: bēi · humble, low, inferior; despise
鄙: bǐ · mean; low
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恥: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
耻: chǐ · shame, humiliation; ashamed

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1–3–2–3 · bei1 bi3 wu2 chi3

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bei1 pei2 mou4 ci2

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(idiomatic) shameless and immoral

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