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TOPIK 4adjective

염치없다

yeomchieopda [염치업따]

염치없어요 · 염치없었어요 · 염치없는 (+noun)

shameless; (feeling) bad about imposing

Example

염치없지만 한 번만 더 도와주세요.

I hate to impose, but please help me just one more time.

Word parts

염 integrity치 shame

Literally 'having no sense of shame.'

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염치없지만 is a humble opener meaning 'I'm embarrassed to ask, but…'.