失陪
shī péi
Pinyin
Definition
失陪
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- goodbye (modest formula)
- Excuse me, I must leave.
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
- 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
- 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
- 3 even the best fall down sometimes
北叟失马
- 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
- 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
- 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
因小失大
- 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
Sample Sentences
对对对,你们先聊啊,失陪一会儿,贺总帮忙照顾好我们贾妹妹啊。
Yes, yes, you two chat, I have to excuse myself for the moment. Mr Manager can you look after little Miss Jia for me?
那是一定的。嗯,对不起,那儿有些朋友我们要去打个招呼。先失陪了。
Of course! Ah, excuse me, there are some friends over there that we need to say hello to. Excuse us please.
对不起,我得过去跟高贵的公主打个招呼,失陪了。
Sorry, I have to go say hello to the noble princess. Excuse me.