粵

卻koek3之zi1不bat1恭gung1

simp却之不恭
koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1què zhī bù gōng

English

  1. to refuse would be impolite
  2. it is impolite to turn down one's invitation or gift; used to express acceptance when receiving one's gift or invitation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 拒絕其他人嘅好意係唔禮貌嘅;表示接受,係接受其他人嘅好意,例如禮物或者邀請時用嘅客套話

Examples

  • 多謝你嘅禮物,咁我就卻之不恭啦。

    Thank you for the gift. I am pleased to accept it.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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