What do you mean, I'm sorry?

Jiè guāng, kind words when asking people to make way or asking questions. For example, I really borrowed your old lamp!

Source:

The word "sorry" has a long history. According to The Warring States Policy and Qin Ce, during the Warring States Period, Gan Mao, a general of the State of Qin, told Su Dai, an envoy of the State of Qi, a story: There were many families living by a river, and every night, the girls got together to do needlework. One of the girls is too poor to buy lamps and candles. Other girls don't like her, saying that she likes to take advantage of petty advantages and refuses her to come.

Although I can't afford candles, I come to clean the house before others every night and put the seats in order, so that everyone can do their work comfortably when they arrive, which is more or less convenient for you. Anyway, your lamp is very important. What's the loss of lending me a little light? The girls thought what she said was reasonable, so they kept her.