恕我冒昧
shù​wǒ​mào​mèi

forgive my boldness

  • created sense approved 恕我冒昧 · shù​wǒ​mào​mèi · forgive my boldness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恕我冒昧

    shù​wǒ​mào​mèi

    forgive my boldness

    used as a polite apology before speaking frankly or asking an intrusive question; "if I may be so bold" or "forgive my presumption"

    恕 (literal) → 恕 · shù · excuse me 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 冒昧 (literal) → 冒昧 · mào​mèi · take the liberty

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

    created sense