粵

好hou2意ji3思si1

hou2 ji3 si1hou2 ji3 si3hǎo yì si

English

  1. to have the nerve
  2. what a cheek!
  3. to feel no shame
  4. to overcome the shame
  5. (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
  6. have the nerve; have the cheek

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用喺反問句式入面,指出要求太過份或者欠人哋太多人情所以覺得「唔好意思」

Examples

  • 唔好意思,我要走喇。

    I am afraid I must be going now.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思,依家幾點?

    Excuse me, what time is it?

    Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

  • 唔好意思,我蕩失咗路。

    Excuse me, I'm lost.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思呀,幫你唔到。

    I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思呀,我冇散紙。

    I'm sorry, but I don't have change.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思,我而家好忙呀。

    I'm sorry, I'm busy right now.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你仲好意思講?

    What a cheek!

  • 你好意思拒絕佢咩?

    How could you have the nerve to reject him?

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

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