不 好意思

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Chinese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• Mandarin(Pinyin): bùhǎoyìsi(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 hou2 ji3 si1, bat1 hou2 ji3 si3

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)+
    • Pinyin: bùhǎoyìsi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhaoyih.sy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùhǎoyìsi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pu4-hao3-i4-ssŭ5
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
    • Jyutping: bat1 hou2 ji3 si1, bat1 hou2 ji3 si3
    • Yale: bāt hóu yi sī, bāt hóu yi si
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 hou2 ji3 si1, bat7 hou2 ji3 si3
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed1 hou2 yi3 xi1, bed1 hou2 yi3 xi3
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

Adjective[edit]

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.

Synonyms[edit]

• (polite) 不安 (bù'ān)

Antonyms[edit]

• 好意思 (hǎoyìsi)

Interjection[edit]

不好意思

1. 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. [Pinyin]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? [Pinyin]Sorry, I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms of 不好意思 (“excuse me”) [map]

Dialectal synonyms of 對不起 (“sorry”) [map]

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