得罪 (dé zuì) — to offend (someone); (polite expression) excuse me; sorry (for any inadvertent offense)
Definition
得罪 means 'to offend' a person — stronger than 冒犯 (often about dignity or protocol) and milder than 触犯 (which also covers laws/rules). It is NOT a polite 'excuse me'; use 对不起/不好意思 for that.
verb
to offend (someone)(polite expression) excuse mesorry (for any inadvertent offense)
Examples
- 得罪。Nǐ gāng cái nà jù huà dé zuì tā le.That remark you just made offended him.
- 得罪，得罪，。dé zuì, dé zuì, Gāng cái shì wǒ shī yán le.Sorry, sorry — I didn't mean to say that.
- 得罪？Wǒ dào dǐ nǎ lǐ dé zuì nǐ le?What exactly did I do to offend you?
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