<p>I'm not sure if this is overly BrE but a common turn of phrase is:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>sorry to put you out</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>sorry to have put you out</p>
</blockquote>

<p>That would be a fairly close equivalent of 委屈你了.</p>

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2020-06-02T18:57:31.900Z
A bit odd in American English, but perhaps.
K Man
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Mou某
<p>May be “Thank you for your support and understanding”？</p>

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2020-06-02T18:58:05.093Z
A little too formal, at least for American English.
K Man
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user19696
<p>I think even the dish is tasty, but it is also very spicy, so your face are red and damp with sweat, we can imagine the scene.
So I think your friend was just joking and wanted to comfort you ^_^</p>

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vacing
<p>Nothing wrong with "Sorry about that...(whatever)".  It's vague enough yet understandable. </p>

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Kasey Chang
<p>Maybe: <strong>sorry to make you go through this</strong>?</p>

<p>"nurse a grievance" is probably a right phrase to interpret here. </p>

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dan
<p>How about &quot;thanks for taking  one&quot; (literally thanks you for taking a bite, but it also imply: &quot;take one for the team&quot; )</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;<a href="https://www.yourdictionary.com/take-one-for-the-team" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Take one for the team</a>&quot;</p>
<p>(idiomatic, informal) To accept some chore or hardship for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-06-02T20:55:06.440Z
In this case, he didn't really cause me any hardship at all. Even though I don't like spicy food, I happened to like that one dish. That's why he said 委屈你了in a half-serious, half-joking tone. I wouldn't say I took one for the team though, since there were only two of us and I didn't exactly do him any favors by eating it.
K Man
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Tang Ho
<p>Suppose your friend invites you to dinner. He prepares a dish that he knows is too spicy for you, but you're a good sport and try it anyway; it actually turns out to be quite tasty. He says 委屈你了.</p>

<p>"I have wronged you" and "Sorry to inconvenience you" both sound too dramatic in English. What would be a colloquially appropriate translation here?</p>

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2020-06-03T02:20:24.210Z
Sorry to let you feel wronged. ?
高鵬翔
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2020-06-08T04:24:28.757Z
委屈你了 does not sound familiar to me in this context.
zyy
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What does 委屈你了 mean in this situation?
# What does 委屈你了 mean in this situation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-02)

Suppose your friend invites you to dinner. He prepares a dish that he knows is too spicy for you, but you're a good sport and try it anyway; it actually turns out to be quite tasty. He says 委屈你了.

"I have wronged you" and "Sorry to inconvenience you" both sound too dramatic in English. What would be a colloquially appropriate translation here?

**Tags:** translation, idioms, politeness

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sorry to let you feel wronged. ?  
> **username_2**: 委屈你了 does not sound familiar to me in this context.  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-06-02. Score: 3

I'm not sure if this is overly BrE but a common turn of phrase is:

> sorry to put you out

or

> sorry to have put you out

That would be a fairly close equivalent of 委屈你了.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: A bit odd in American English, but perhaps.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-06-02. Score: 1

May be “Thank you for your support and understanding”？

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: A little too formal, at least for American English.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-06-03. Score: 1

I think even the dish is tasty, but it is also very spicy, so your face are red and damp with sweat, we can imagine the scene.
So I think your friend was just joking and wanted to comfort you ^\_^


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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-06-03. Score: 0

Nothing wrong with "Sorry about that...(whatever)". It's vague enough yet understandable.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2020-06-02. Score: 0

Maybe: **sorry to make you go through this**?

"nurse a grievance" is probably a right phrase to interpret here.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2020-06-02. Score: 0

How about "thanks for taking one" (literally thanks you for taking a bite, but it also imply: "take one for the team" )

> "[Take one for the team](https://www.yourdictionary.com/take-one-for-the-team)"
>
> (idiomatic, informal) To accept some chore or hardship for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: In this case, he didn't really cause me any hardship at all. Even though I don't like spicy food, I happened to like that one dish. That's why he said 委屈你了in a half-serious, half-joking tone. I wouldn't say I took one for the team though, since there were only two of us and I didn't exactly do him any favors by eating it.  

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