cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3千方百計千方百计
Jyutpingcin1 fong1 baak3 gai3
Yalechīn fōng baak gai
Definition
By every possible means; using all kinds of methods to achieve a goal.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
This idiom implies a high level of persistence, often bordering on desperation or craftiness. It is frequently used when someone is going to great lengths to achieve a specific goal, sometimes with a slightly negative connotation of being overly calculating or manipulative.
Examples
He tried every possible way to get the ticket.
Why do you need to go to such lengths to deceive people?
Related words
Common phrases
to try every possible way to
to exhaust every possible method
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
