Introduction. Singlish, also known as Colloquial Singapore English (CSE), is a heteroglossic assemblage of English, Malay, Mandarin, and Chinese dialects with origins in the southeastern provinces of China, in particular Hokkien. This article is interested in Singlish as it is rhetorically delivered in metadiscursive writing.
抱歉 (bào qiàn) English meaning: “My sincerest apologies”. 抱 (bào) means “to hug, hold, or embrace” while 歉 (qiàn) translates to “regret.”. Typically, 抱歉 is reserved for formal situations where you may be speaking to someone higher in authority or when you’re in a professional or business setting.
English Words: To say sorry in Chinese Chinese Pinyin: Yòng Zhōng Wén Dào Qiàn Chinese Characters: 用中文道歉 Related Chinese Words: 对不起 （Duì Bù Qǐ）| Sorry. I apologize seriously. Beg your pardon. 不好意思 （Bù Hǎo Yì Sī）| Excuse me. Pardon. 抱歉（Bào Qiàn）| Sorry. Pardon me. Bilingual. Chinese & Pinyin.
Pu tong hua, often called Mandarin, is the official standard language used by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore (where it is called "Huayu" or simply Chinese). It is based on the Beijing dialect, which is the dialect of Mandarin spoken in Beijing. The government intends speakers of all Chinese speech
Southeast Asia is an Asian subregion located between South Asia, China, and the Pacific region. It comprises 11 independent nations: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR (Laos), Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. The region is linguistically and culturally among the most diverse in the pDJk.