# 抱歉
## Chinese

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### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bàoqiàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pou$^5$ hip$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phō-khiám / phǒ-khiám / phāu-khiám / phǎu-khiám / phō-khiàm / phō-khiam / phō-khiām
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bao$^6$ kiam$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bau-chi$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bàoqiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bàociàn
*** Wade–Giles: pao$^4$-chʻien$^4$
*** Yale: bàu-chyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawchiann
*** Palladius: баоцянь (baocjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pou$^5$ hip$^3$
*** Yale: póuh hip
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pou$^5$ hip$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pou$^5$ hib$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰou̯¹³ hiːp̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiám
*** Tâi-lô: phō-khiám
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiarm
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-khiám
*** Tâi-lô: phǒ-khiám
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo²² kʰiam⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-khiám
*** Tâi-lô: phāu-khiám
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phauxqiarm
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǎu-khiám
*** Tâi-lô: phǎu-khiám
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau²² kʰiam⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiàm
*** Tâi-lô: phō-khiàm
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiaxm
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam²¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiam
*** Tâi-lô: phō-khiam
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiafm
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-khiām
*** Tâi-lô: phō-khiām
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoixqiam
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bao$^6$ kiam$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pău khiám
*** Sinological IPA : /pau³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$bau-chi$_5$
*** MiniDict: bau$^去$ chi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$bau-qi$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bɔ²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

### Verb

抱歉
* to be sorry; to feel apologetic
       Hěn bàoqiàn, nín yào bàn de shì bù fúhé guīdìng, wǒmen bù néng bànlǐ. [Pinyin]
       I'm sorry, we cannot process your request as it does not meet the requirements.
       Hěn bàoqiàn, méiyǒu bànfǎ le. [Pinyin]
       I'm sorry it can't be helped.
       Bàoqiàn zhème wǎn cái huífù. [Pinyin]
       Sorry for replying so late.

#### Usage notes

* This term is used for situations where one wants to express regret about something without necessarily casting blaming upon oneself or seeking forgiveness from the aggrieved party. Use 道歉 (dàoqiàn) for situations where the one would like to seek forgiveness.

#### Synonyms

* (formal) 負疚／负疚 (fùjiù)
* 過不去／过不去 (guòbùqù)

### Interjection

抱歉
* sorry

#### Synonyms

* 對不起／对不起 (duìbùqǐ)