Definition
见怪 is a verb phrase meaning 'to take offense'. It is almost always used in the negative command 别见怪 ('don't take offense') as a polite apology or excuse for something that might be considered rude. You'll also see it in the pattern 不要见怪. The literal meaning is 'see strange', but the idiomatic sense is about forgiving a social slight.
v.p.
to take offenseto mind (as in 'don't mind')
Examples
- 见怪，。Qǐng bié jiàn guài, tā zhǐshì kāi wánxiào.Please don't take offense; he's just joking.
- ，见怪。Rúguǒ wǒ de huà shuō de bú duì, xīwàng nǐ bú yào jiàn guài.If I said something wrong, I hope you won't take offense.
- ，见怪。Zhāodài bù zhōu, qǐng bié jiàn guài.The hospitality was inadequate; please don't take offense.
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