抱歉

Chinese

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		to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	apologize; deficient; to regret
simp. and trad. (抱歉)		抱	歉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàoqiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ hip³
Min Nan (POJ): phǒ-khiám / phō-khiàm / phō-khiám / phāu-khiám / phǎu-khiám / phō-khiām

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàoqiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawchiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ hip³
  - Yale: póuh hip
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ hip⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ hib³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ hiːp̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-khiám
  - Tâi-lô: phǒ-khiám
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo²² kʰiam⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiàm
  - Tâi-lô: phō-khiàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiaxm
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiám
  - Tâi-lô: phō-khiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-khiám
  - Tâi-lô: phāu-khiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phauxqiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰaʊ²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǎu-khiám
  - Tâi-lô: phǎu-khiám
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰaʊ²² kʰiam⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: phō-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiam
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam³³/

Note: phō-khiam - unknown dialect.

Verb

抱歉

to be sorry; to feel apologetic

很抱歉，您要辦的事不符合規定，我們不能辦理。 [MSC, trad.]
很抱歉，您要办的事不符合规定，我们不能办理。 [MSC, simp.]
Hěn bàoqiàn, nín yào bàn de shì bù fúhé guīdìng, wǒmen bù néng bànlǐ. [Pinyin]
I'm sorry, we cannot process your request as it does not meet the requirements.

很抱歉，沒有辦法了。 [MSC, trad.]
很抱歉，没有办法了。 [MSC, simp.]
Hěn bàoqiàn, méiyǒu bànfǎ le. [Pinyin]
I'm sorry it can't be helped.

抱歉這麼晚才回復。 [MSC, trad.]
抱歉这么晚才回复。 [MSC, simp.]
Bàoqiàn zhème wǎn cái huífù. [Pinyin]
Sorry for replying so late.

Usage notes

This term is used for situations where one wants to express regret about something without necessarily casting blaming upon oneself or seeking forgiveness from the aggrieved party. Use 道歉 (dàoqiàn) for situations where the one would like to seek forgiveness.

Interjection

抱歉

sorry

Synonyms

對不起／对不起 (duìbùqǐ)

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