Chinese

不好意思

/pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sɹ̩¹/
embarrassed; shy; ill at ease
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese好 “good; well”
    • ideaChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • ideaChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
  • characterChinese意 “wish; desire; intention”
  • characterChinese思 “to think; to cogitate”
    • soundChinese囟 “fontanelle”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”

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