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抱歉
Mandarin · pinyin bào qiàn
Meanings
- to be sorry
- to feel apologetic
- sorry!
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4–4 · bao4 qian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pou5 hip3
Cantonese word readings for 抱歉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to be sorry; to feel apologetic
intj
- sorry
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