粵

有jau5怪gwaai3莫mok6怪gwaai3

jau5 gwaai3 mok6 gwaai3yǒu guài mò guài

English

  1. please don't take offense; don't take it personally
  2. please don't be upset; no hard feelings, no offense
  3. 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

  1. 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

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