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不好意思

bat1 hou2 ji3 si1/3

bu4 hao3 yi4 si5

excuse me; sorry; ; to feel embarrassed; I didn't mean to | 粵: 唔好意思

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,050,000

不好意思

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
意 ji3 yi4 yi1 - thought; sentiments
思 si1 si3 soi1 si1 sai1 si4 - contemplate, consider, think

This word was added by tym on 16th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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