唔好意思
Chinese
| hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to feel no shame; to have the nerve | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (唔好意思) | 唔 | 好意思 | |
| simp. #(唔好意思) | 唔 | 好意思 | |
| alternative forms | 毋好意思 Hakka | ||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: m4 hou2 ji3 si1 / m4 hou2 ji3 si3
- Yale: m̀h hóu yi sī / m̀h hóu yi si
- Cantonese Pinyin: m4 hou2 ji3 si1 / m4 hou2 ji3 si3
- Guangdong Romanization: m4 hou2 yi3 xi1 / m4 hou2 yi3 xi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: m3 hau2 yi1 lhu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: m̀ hó yi-sṳ
- Hakka Romanization System: mˇ hoˋ i sii
- Hagfa Pinyim: m2 ho3 yi4 si4
- Sinological IPA: /m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: m̀ hó yi-sṳ
- Hakka Romanization System: mˇ hoˋ (r)i sii
- Hagfa Pinyim: m2 ho3 yi4 si4
- Sinological IPA: /m¹¹ ho³¹ (j)i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: m2 hau3 yi4 si1
- Sinological IPA: /m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
Adjective
唔好意思
Interjection
唔好意思
See also
Dialectal synonyms of 不好意思 (“excuse me”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不好意思 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 不好意思 |
| Taiwan | 不好意思 | |
| Singapore | 不好意思 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔好意思 |
| Hong Kong | 唔好意思 | |
| Taishan | 唔好意思 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔好意思 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 唔好意思 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 敗勢 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 壞勢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 敗勢 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 敗勢, 歪勢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 敗勢 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 歹勢 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 唔好意思 | |
| Singapore (Dabu) | 敗勢 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 歹勢 |
| Quanzhou | 歹勢 | |
| Shishi | 歹勢 | |
| Zhangzhou | 䆀勢 | |
| Taipei | 歹勢 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 歹勢 | |
| Kaohsiung | 歹勢 | |
| Yilan | 歹勢 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 歹勢 | |
| Taichung | 歹勢 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 歹勢 | |
| Tainan | 歹勢 | |
| Taitung | 歹勢 | |
| Hsinchu | 歹勢 | |
| Kinmen | 歹勢 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 歹勢 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 歹勢, 無好意思 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 歹勢 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 歹勢 | |
| Chaozhou | 孬意思 | |
| Shantou | 孬意思 | |
| Jieyang | 孬意思 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 孬意思, 歹勢 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勿好意思 |
| Hangzhou | 不好意思 | |