见不得 jiànbudé verb ① (不能接触) not expose to ▸ 病人见不得阳光。 The patient cannot stand sunlight. ② (不能被人知道) be not fit to be seen ▸ 见不得人的勾当 under-the-table deal ▸ 不要做见不得人的事。 Don’t do anything that’ll bring shame on yourself. ③ dialect (不能容忍) cannot bear the sight of ▸ 她见不得儿子留长发。 She frowned upon her son’s wearing his hair long. |