道歉

Chinese

		to say; to speak; to talk	apologize; deficient; to regret
trad. (道歉)		道	歉
simp. #(道歉)		道	歉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoqiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ hip³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tō-khiám / tǒ͘-khiám / tō-khiam / tō-khiàm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁶ kiam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoqiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàociàn
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-chʻien⁴
    • Yale: dàu-chyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawchiann
    • Palladius: даоцянь (daocjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ hip³
    • Yale: douh hip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ hip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ hib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² hiːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-khiám
    • Tâi-lô: tō-khiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixqiarm
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /to²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ͘-khiám
    • Tâi-lô: tǒo-khiám
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ²² kʰiam⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-khiam
    • Tâi-lô: tō-khiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixqiafm
    • IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-khiàm
    • Tâi-lô: tō-khiàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixqiaxm
    • IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dao⁶ kiam²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău khiám
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁵²/

Verb

道⫽歉 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to apologize

   你向她道歉吧。  ―  Nǐ xiàng tā dàoqiàn ba.  ―  Apologize to her.

   不用道歉，我不會接受。 [MSC, trad.]
   不用道歉，我不会接受。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùyòng dàoqiàn, wǒ bùhuì jiēshòu. [Pinyin]

   Don’t apologize. I won’t accept it.

   明天你就去道個歉。 [MSC, trad.]
   明天你就去道个歉。 [MSC, simp.]

   Míngtiān nǐ jiù qù dào ge qiàn. [Pinyin]

   Go apologize tomorrow.

   這個歉，我堅決不道。 [MSC, trad.]
   这个歉，我坚决不道。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè ge qiàn, wǒ jiānjué bù dào. [Pinyin]

   There's no way I'm apologizing.

Usage notes

• This term is used for situations where the one would like to seek forgiveness.

Synonyms

• 告罪 (gàozuì) (literary, polite)
• 回毋著／回毋着 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 坐不住 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 坐毋著／坐毋着 (Hokkien)
• 坐理 (Hokkien)
• 相坐 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 致歉 (zhìqiàn)
• 請罪／请罪 (qǐngzuì)
• 謝罪／谢罪 (xièzuì)
• 賠不是／赔不是 (péi bùshi)
• 賠情／赔情 (péiqíng) (dialectal)
• 賠禮／赔礼 (péilǐ)
• 賠罪／赔罪 (péizuì)