好意思 hǎo yì si

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have the nerve
  2. what a cheek!
  3. to feel no shame
  4. to overcome the shame
  5. (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo good, excellent, fine; well
意 yì thought, idea, opinion; think
思 si think, consider, ponder; final particle