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腼 Yan night and day
　　Explanation: Mian Yan: thick with the face. Night and day: Heaven and Earth, refers to the human world. Describe the cheek to live in this world.
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　　词　目 腼颜天壤
　　发　音 miǎn yán tiān rǎng
　　释　义 腼颜：厚着脸面。天壤：天地，指人世间。形容厚着脸皮活在人世间。
　　出 处《晋书·郗鉴传》：“丈夫既洁身北面，义同在三，岂可偷生屈节，靦颜天壤邪！”