thứ lỗi

Vietnamese

Etymology

thứ +‎ lỗi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˦ loj˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦ loj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˦˥ loj˨˩˦]

Verb

thứ lỗi

(formal, polite) to forgive

Usage notes

Most often used as a more formal and polite alternative of xin lỗi, thus mostly seen in translation and literary works.
Xin thứ lỗi đã làm ông đợi lâu.
I must give my apology for letting you waited.

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