How to Say ‘What a shame!’ in Traditional Chinese
好可惜喔！
hǎo kě xī ō
[hǎo kěxí oh]
💬 Usage Tip: 好 before an adjective here means "so", not "good". The ending 喔 (o) softens the sentence and is very typical of Taiwan speech.
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Adverb intensifier used in exclamations.
好漂亮！
So beautiful!
可惜
kě xī
[kěxí]
what a pity; too bad
Expresses regret over a missed chance.
輸了比賽真可惜。
It's a pity we lost the match.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; sentence particle
A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.
到時候見喔。
See you then.
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