對唔住
See also: 对唔住
Chinese
couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right | cannot | ||
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trad. (對唔住) | 對 | 唔住 | |
simp. (对唔住) | 对 | 唔住 |
Pronunciation
Interjection
對唔住
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) sorry; excuse me
- 我啲手下辦事不力,好對唔住。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
- ngo5 di1 sau2 haa6 baan6 si6 bat1 lik6, hou2 deoi3 m4 zyu6. [Jyutping]
- My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.
我啲手下办事不力,好对唔住。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
- 2002 December 12, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, 無間道 [Infernal Affairs], Media Asia Entertainment Group, Basic Pictures, spoken by 陳永仁 [Chen Wing Yan] (Tony Leung Chiu-wai):
- 對唔住,我係差人! [Cantonese, trad.]
- deoi3 m4 zyu6, ngo5 hai6 caai1 jan4! [Jyutping]
- Sorry, but I'm a police officer!
对唔住,我系差人! [Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 對不起 (“sorry”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對不起 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 對不起 |
Taiwan | 對不起 | |
Malaysia | 對不起 | |
Singapore | 對不起 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對唔住 |
Hong Kong | 對唔住, sorry, sor informal | |
Taishan | 對唔住 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 對唔住 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 對唔住 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 對唔住 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 失禮, 壞勢, 斯里麻生 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 失禮, 敗勢, 歪勢, 斯里麻生 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 失禮, 歹勢, 斯里麻生 | |
Singapore (Dabu) | 敗勢 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 對不起 |
Min Dong | Matsu | 對不住 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 歹勢, 對不住, 失禮 |
Quanzhou | 歹勢, 對不住 | |
Zhangzhou | 䆀勢, 對不住 | |
Taipei | 失禮, 歹勢 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 失禮 | |
Kaohsiung | 失禮, 歹勢 | |
Yilan | 失禮 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 失禮, 歹勢 | |
Taichung | 失禮 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 失禮 | |
Tainan | 失禮, 歹勢 | |
Taitung | 歹勢 | |
Hsinchu | 失禮 | |
Kinmen | 失禮 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 失禮 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 歹勢, sorry | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 歹勢, 對毋住, sorry | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 歹勢, 對不住 | |
Chaozhou | 對唔住 | |
Shantou | 對唔住 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 對唔住, 歹勢 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 勿好意思, 對勿起 |
Ningbo | 交代勿過, 勿好意思 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 對不住 |