不好意思
Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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| not; no | to feel no shame; to have the nerve | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (不好意思) | 不 | 好意思 | |
| simp. #(不好意思) | 不 | 好意思 | |
Pronunciation
Adjective
不好意思
Synonyms
- (polite) 不安 (bù'ān)
Antonyms
- 好意思 (hǎoyìsi)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不好意思 (“excuse me”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不好意思 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 不好意思 |
| Taiwan | 不好意思 | |
| Singapore | 不好意思 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔好意思 |
| Hong Kong | 唔好意思 | |
| Taishan | 唔好意思 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔好意思 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 唔好意思 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 敗勢 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 壞勢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 敗勢 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 敗勢, 歪勢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 敗勢 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 歹勢 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 唔好意思 | |
| Singapore (Dabu) | 敗勢 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 歹勢 |
| Quanzhou | 歹勢 | |
| Shishi | 歹勢 | |
| Zhangzhou | 䆀勢 | |
| Taipei | 歹勢 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 歹勢 | |
| Kaohsiung | 歹勢 | |
| Yilan | 歹勢 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 歹勢 | |
| Taichung | 歹勢 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 歹勢 | |
| Tainan | 歹勢 | |
| Taitung | 歹勢 | |
| Hsinchu | 歹勢 | |
| Kinmen | 歹勢 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 歹勢 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 歹勢, 無好意思 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 歹勢 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 歹勢 | |
| Chaozhou | 孬意思 | |
| Shantou | 孬意思 | |
| Jieyang | 孬意思 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 孬意思, 歹勢 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勿好意思 |
Dialectal synonyms of 對不起 (“sorry”) [map]
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