好意思
hou2 ji3 si1hou2 ji3 si3hǎo yì si
English
- to have the nerve
- what a cheek!
- to feel no shame
- to overcome the shame
- (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
- have the nerve; have the cheek
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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