大言不惭

Traditional: 大言不慚

dà yán bù cán

Dictionary entry

to boast shamelessly

What does 大言不惭 mean?

大言不惭 (dà yán bù cán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to boast shamelessly

2to talk big

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)言yánwords · speech 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-惭cánvariant of 慚|惭[can2]

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How to pronounce 大言不惭

大言不惭

dà yán bù cán

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