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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
不好意思
- too embarrassed or shy to do something
他們不好意思走進來。 [MSC, trad.]
他们不好意思走进来。 [MSC, simp.]- Tāmen bùhǎoyìsi zǒu jìn lái.
- They're too embarrassed to come in.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Interjection
不好意思
- sorry; excuse me
真不好意思，讓你破費了。 [MSC, trad.]
真不好意思，让你破费了。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhēn bùhǎoyìsi, ràng nǐ pòfèi le.
- I'm so sorry for putting you to the expense.
不好意思，我現在手上有事在做，一會兒打給你好嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
不好意思，我现在手上有事在做，一会儿打给你好吗？ [MSC, simp.]- Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiànzài shǒu shang yǒu shì zài zuò, yīhuìr dǎ gěi nǐ hǎo ma?
- Sorry, I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
不好意思 (“excuse me”)
Dialectal synonyms of
對不起 (“sorry”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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對不起
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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對不起
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| Taiwan
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對不起
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| Malaysia
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對不起
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| Singapore
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對不起
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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對唔住
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| Hong Kong
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對唔住, sorry, sor informal
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| Taishan
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對唔住
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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對唔住
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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對唔住
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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對唔住
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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失禮, 壞勢, 斯里麻生
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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失禮, 敗勢, 歪勢, 斯里麻生
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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失禮, 歹勢, 斯里麻生
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| Singapore (Dabu)
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敗勢
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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對不起
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| Eastern Min
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Matsu
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對不住
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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歹勢, 對不住, 失禮
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| Quanzhou
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歹勢, 對不住
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| Zhangzhou
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䆀勢, 對不住
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| Taipei
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失禮, 歹勢
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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失禮
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| Kaohsiung
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失禮, 歹勢
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| Yilan
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失禮
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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失禮, 歹勢
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| Taichung
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失禮
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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失禮
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| Tainan
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失禮, 歹勢
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| Taitung
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歹勢
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| Hsinchu
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失禮
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| Kinmen
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失禮
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| Penghu (Magong)
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失禮
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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歹勢, sorry
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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歹勢, 對毋住, sorry
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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歹勢, 對不住
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| Chaozhou
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對唔住
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| Shantou
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對唔住
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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對唔住, 歹勢
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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勿好意思, 對勿起
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| Suzhou
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對弗起
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| Haining (Xiashi)
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對勿住
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| Ningbo
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交代勿過, 勿好意思
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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對不住
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