對不起

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Chinese

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to face unable; cannot afford to
trad. (對不起) 不起
simp. (对不起) 不起
Literally: “unable to face [someone] (due to shame and guilt)”.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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對不起

  1. sorry; excuse me
    對不起我們現金 [MSC, trad.]
    对不起我们现金 [MSC, simp.]
    Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen zhǐ shōu xiànjīn. [Pinyin]
    Sorry. We only accept cash.

Usage notes

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  • (Min Nan) 對不起 is rarely used as an interjection meaning "I'm sorry". Use 歹勢歹势 (phái-sè) or 失禮失礼 (sit-lé) instead.

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Verb

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對不起

  1. to cause someone embarrassment; to screw someone over; to do something to a person that would demand an apology later on; to let down

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