láo​jià

excuse me

  • created reference approved 劳驾/勞駕 → 劳步/勞步 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳驾 / 勞駕 láo​jià

    劳步 / 勞步 láo​bù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 劳驾/勞駕 · láo​jià · excuse me — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳驾 / 勞駕

    láo​jià

    excuse me

    Polite expression used when asking for a favor, such as requesting someone to do something or to make way.

    劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · to trouble someone 驾 (literal) → 驾/駕 · jià · your honorable self

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 劳驾/勞駕 · láo​jià · your kind visit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳驾 / 勞駕

    láo​jià

    your kind visit

    (literary) polite way of acknowledging someone's visit or arrival.

    劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · to trouble someone 驾 (literal) → 驾/駕 · jià · your honorable self

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense