有怪莫怪
jau5 gwaai3 mok6 gwaai3yǒu guài mò guài
English
- please don't take offense; don't take it personally
- please don't be upset; no hard feelings, no offense
- to ask a senior person (in terms of age and rank), a ghost, or a deity to excuse someone for his fault
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺犯錯嘅時候,表示希望鬼神或者更年長、更高輩份嘅人唔好見怪
Examples
有怪莫怪,細路仔唔識世界。
Please excuse him for his faults, as he is still a child and not worldly enough.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk