sorry

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sorry

so¹ li⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
so¹ wi⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
só͘-rí Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
sō͘-li Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
so¹ li⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
so¹ wi⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sō lìh Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sō wìh Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/sɔː⁵⁵ liː²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/sɔː⁵⁵ wiː²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
só͘-rí Min Nan, Hokkien, Penang
sóo-rí Min Nan, Hokkien, Penang
/sɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ɹi⁴⁴⁵/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Penang
sō͘-li Min Nan, Hokkien, Singapore
sōo-li Min Nan, Hokkien, Singapore
soxly Min Nan, Hokkien, Singapore
/sɔ²²⁻²¹ li⁴⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Singapore

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借自英語 sorry.

interjection

colloquial, 香港粵語, 新加坡福建話, 庇能福建話對不起

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"sorry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/sorry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sorry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/sorry

Chicago

"sorry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/sorry.

BibTeX

@misc{sorry_2026,
  title = {sorry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/sorry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}