得罪

得罪

1. to offend; to commit a faux pas

   如果他得罪了你，那他是有嘴無心。 [MSC, trad.]
   如果他得罪了你，那他是有嘴无心。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rúguǒ tā dézuì le nǐ, nà tā shì yǒuzuǐwúxīn. [Pinyin]

   If he has offended you, he does not mean it.

   好似全世界得罪你噉 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   hou² ci⁵ cyun⁴ sai³ gaai³ dak¹ zeoi⁶ nei⁵ gam² [Jyutping]

   as if the entire world has incurred your wrath

   • 若處家得罪於家長，猶有鄰家所避逃之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若处家得罪于家长，犹有邻家所避逃之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE

     Ruò chùjiā dézuì yú jiācháng, yóu yǒu línjiā suǒ bìtáo zhī. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) to commit a crime; to break the law

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得罪

1. excuse me

   • 那人不由情願，塞在他手中，說了一聲「得罪」，竟自去了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     那人不由情愿，塞在他手中，说了一声“得罪”，竟自去了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 17th century, 李漁, 《覺世名言十二樓·聞過樓第三》

     Nà rén bùyóu qíngyuàn, sāi zài tā shǒu zhōng, shuō le yīshēng “dézuì”, jìng zì qù le. [Pinyin]

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   • 余性爽直，落拓不羈；芸若腐儒，迂拘多禮。偶為披衣整袖，必連聲道「得罪」；或遞巾授扇，必起身來接。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     余性爽直，落拓不羁；芸若腐儒，迂拘多礼。偶为披衣整袖，必连声道“得罪”；或递巾授扇，必起身来接。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1808, 沈復, 《浮生六記》 [Six Records of a Floating Life]

     Yú xìng shuǎngzhí, luòtuòbùjī; yún ruò fǔrú, yūjū duōlǐ. Ǒu wèi pī yī zhěng xiù, bì liánshēng dào “dézuì”; huò dì jīn shòu shàn, bì qǐshēn lái jiē. [Pinyin]

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