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Jyutping hou2 ji3
Pinyin hǎo yì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. good intention
  2. kindness
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    出發點​係​為​人​好​嘅​意​願​;​立心​善良​(​量​詞​:​番​)
    good intention; kindness
    • 你阿媽都係出於一番好意先至鬧你。
      你阿妈都系出于一番好意先至闹你。
      nei5 aa3 maa1 dou1 hai6 ceot1 jyu1 jat1 faan1 hou2 ji5 sin1 zi3 naau6 nei5.
      Your mother scolded you out of good will.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    good intention; kindness
    (syn.) 善意, 美意, 好心, 仁心, 善心
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1597
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Rich 先生感谢了她的好意。
    Rich 先生感謝了她的好意。
    rich xiān sheng gǎn xiè le tā de hǎo yì 。
    • Mr Rich acknowledged her favor.
  2. Mandarin
    不好意思……
    不好意思……
    bù hǎo yì si ……
    • I'm sorry.
    • Sorry...
    • Excuse me.
  3. Mandarin
    不好意思,你好像打错电话了。
    不好意思,你好像打錯電話了。
    bù hǎo yì si , nǐ hǎo xiàng dǎ cuò diàn huà le 。
    • Sorry, but I think you've got the wrong number.
    • I'm sorry, you seem to have misdialed the phone.
  4. Mandarin
    我到最后一刻才取消约会,真不好意思。
    我到最後一刻才取消約會,真不好意思。
    wǒ dào zuì hòu yí kè cái qǔ xiāo yuē huì , zhēn bù hǎo yì si 。
    • I am sorry to cancel the appointment at the last minute.
  5. Mandarin
    不好意思,Joe,我能用一下你的电话吗?
    不好意思,Joe,我能用一下你的電話嗎?
    bù hǎo yì si ,joe, wǒ néng yòng yī xià nǐ de diàn huà ma ?
    • Excuse me, Joe, can I use your phone?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好意思,你可唔可以讲多次呀?
    唔好意思,你可唔可以講多次呀?
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 , nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 do1 ci3 aa3 ?
    • I'm sorry, could you repeat that please?
  2. Cantonese
    唔好意思,我要走喇。
    唔好意思,我要走喇。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 , ngo5 jiu3 zau2 laa3 。
    • I am afraid I must be going now.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好意思呀,呢本书卖晒㗎喇。
    唔好意思呀,呢本書賣晒㗎喇。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 aa3 , nei4 bun2 syu1 maai6 saai3 gaa3 laa3 。
    • Sorry, the book is out of stock.
  4. Cantonese
    唔好意思呀,我想问吓呢条路去唔去到地铁站㗎?
    唔好意思呀,我想問吓呢條路去唔去到地鐵站㗎?
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 aa3 , ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 nei4 tiu4 lou6 heoi3 m4 heoi3 dou3 dei6 tit3 zaam6 gaa3 ?
    • Excuse me, but is this the right way to the subway station?
  5. Cantonese
    唔好意思,我阿爸唔喺屋企。
    唔好意思,我阿爸唔喺屋企。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 , ngo5 aa3 baa1 m4 hai2 uk1 kei2 。
    • I'm sorry, my father is out.
    • Unfortunately, my father isn't at home.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好意思,我去个厕所先。
    唔好意思,我去個廁所先。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3, ngo5 heoi3 go3 ci3 so2 sin1.
    • Excuse me, I have to go to the washroom.
  2. Cantonese
    唔好意思,唔熟路兜远咗。
    唔好意思,唔熟路兜遠咗。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si1, m4 suk6 lou6 dau1 jyun5 zo2.
    • I'm sorry, I took a longer route because I am unfamiliar with the area.
  3. Cantonese
    啲人话乌鸦唔好意头。
    啲人話烏鴉唔好意頭。
    di1 jan4 waa6 wu1 aa1 m4 hou2 ji3 tau4.
    • People said crow brings bad luck.
  4. Cantonese
    好意
    好意
    hou2 ji3
    • good intention; kindness
  5. Cantonese
    唔好意思,阻咗你咁耐,我走喇。
    唔好意思,阻咗你咁耐,我走喇。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3, zo2 zo2 nei5 gam3 noi6, ngo5 zau2 laa3.
    • I'm sorry for bothering you for so long. I'm going now.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好意思,我唔记得。
    唔好意思,我唔记得。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si1, ngo5 m4 gei3 dak1.
    • Sorry, I don't remember.
  2. Mandarin
    好意
    好意
    hǎo yì
    • good intention; kindness
  3. Mandarin
    不好意思,你来晚了。
    不好意思,你來晚了。
    bù hǎo yì si , nǐ lái wǎn le .
    • Sorry, you came too late.
  4. Mandarin
    他们不好意思走进来。
    他們不好意思走進來。
    tā men bù hǎo yì si zǒu jìn lái .
    • They're too embarrassed to come in.
  5. Mandarin
    真不好意思,让你破费了。
    真不好意思,讓你破費了。
    zhēn bù hǎo yì si , ràng nǐ pò fèi le .
    • I'm so sorry for putting you to the expense.