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 duìbuzhù
对不起 / 對不起 duìbuqǐ
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 对不住/對不住 · duìbuzhù · I'm sorry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
对不住 / 對不住
duìbuzhù
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 approved 对不住/對不住 · duìbuzhù · to let someone down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
对不住 / 對不住
duìbuzhù
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