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不好意思

不好意思

Chinese

not; no; (negative prefix) to feel no shame; to have the nerve
simp. and trad.
(不好意思) 		不 好意思

Adjective

不好意思

  1. 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. [Pinyin]
    They're too embarrassed to come in.

Antonyms

Interjection

不好意思

  1. sorry; excuse me
    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 shàng yǒu shì zài zuò, yīhuìr dǎ gěi nǐ hǎo ma? [Pinyin]
    Sorry, I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 不好意思 (“excuse me”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 不好意思
Mandarin Beijing 不好意思
Taiwan 不好意思
Cantonese Guangzhou 唔好意思
Hong Kong 唔好意思
Taishan 唔好意思
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 敗勢
Liudui (S. Sixian) 壞勢
Hsinchu (Hailu) 敗勢
Dongshi (Dabu) 敗勢、歪勢
Zhuolan (Raoping) 敗勢
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 歹勢
Min Nan Quanzhou 歹勢
Xiamen 歹勢
Zhangzhou 䆀勢
Taipei 歹勢、失禮
Kaohsiung 歹勢、失禮
Tainan 歹勢、失禮
Taichung 歹勢、失禮
Yilan 歹勢、失禮
Lukang 歹勢、失禮
Sanxia 歹勢、失禮
Kinmen 歹勢、失禮
Magong 歹勢、失禮
Hsinchu 歹勢、失禮
Malaysia 歹勢、無好意思
Chaozhou 孬意思
Wu Shanghai 勿好意思
Dialectal synonyms of 對不起 (“sorry”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 對不起
Mandarin Beijing 對不起、對不住、不好意思
Taiwan 對不起
Cantonese Guangzhou 對唔住
Hong Kong 對唔住
Taishan 對唔住
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 敗勢、斯里麻生
Liudui (S. Sixian) 壞勢、斯里麻生
Hsinchu (Hailu) 敗勢、斯里麻生
Dongshi (Dabu) 敗勢、歪勢、斯里麻生
Zhuolan (Raoping) 敗勢、斯里麻生
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 歹勢、斯里麻生
Jin Taiyuan 對不起
Min Nan Quanzhou 歹勢、對不住
Xiamen 歹勢、對不住
Zhangzhou 䆀勢、對不住
Taipei 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Kaohsiung 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Tainan 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Taichung 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Yilan 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Lukang 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Sanxia 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Kinmen 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Magong 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Hsinchu 歹勢、失禮、對不住
Malaysia 歹勢
Wu Shanghai 對勿起
Xiang Changsha 對不住

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