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I am looking for an English term for "厚脸皮". The best I can get from the web is "a thick skin". As "厚脸皮" connotes derogatory and could be used as an insult sometimes, can "a thick skin" convey the same thing?
Are there some other terms which could be more appropriate for it?
The term is "thick-skinned"
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thick-skinned
Someone who is thick-skinned does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism:
"Thick-skinned" synonym
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/thick-skinned
callous : insensitive; indifferent
"Thick-skinned" is the best translation for "厚脸皮". Both can be neutral or derogatory
Note: '厚顏無恥' (brazen) - 'Thick-skinned and shameless' is definitely derogatory
cheeky：Ex: You're getting far too cheeky! Ex: You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil! Ex: Now don't be cheeky to your elders, young woman.
gall: Ex: the bank had the gall to demand a fee.
chutzpah: Ex: “has the chutzpah to claim a lock on God and morality” – New York Times Ex: It took a lot of chutzpah to talk to your boss like that.
nerve: Ex: You have a lot of nerve. Ex: You've got some nerve! Ex: she's got a nerve wearing that short skirt with those legs.
have the neck to do sth.: Probably BrE No written evidence is provided in the New Oxford English Dictionary
hide: Ex: 'I'm sorry I called you a pig.' 'My hide's thick enough; it didn't bother me.'
bold-faced: Ex: a bold-faced lie. Ex: He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.
