duì​bu​zhù

I'm sorry

  • created reference approved 对不住/對不住 → 对不起/對不起 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对不住 / 對不住 duì​bu​zhù

    对不起 / 對不起 duì​bu​qǐ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 对不住/對不住 · duì​bu​zhù · I'm sorry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对不住 / 對不住

    duì​bu​zhù

    I'm sorry

    A polite expression used to apologize, excuse oneself, or ask for pardon.

    对 (literal) → 对/對 · duì · to treat 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 对不住/對不住 · duì​bu​zhù · to let someone down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对不住 / 對不住

    duì​bu​zhù

    to let someone down

    To be unfair to someone or to treat someone poorly so that they feel wronged.

    对 (literal) → 对/對 · duì · to treat 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [ability]

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

    created sense