cong3 geoi2創舉创举
Jyutpingcong3 geoi2
Yalechong géui
Definition
A pioneering work; an unprecedented undertaking or initiative.
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How it's used
Often used to describe bold, innovative, or unprecedented actions that carry a sense of historical significance or grand scale. While it can be used for smaller personal achievements, it sounds slightly exaggerated or dramatic in casual settings. It is frequently paired with verbs like 成為 or 創造 to emphasize the scale of the accomplishment.
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This is definitely a major pioneering achievement in human history.
Do you think the event he organized counts as a pioneering work?
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Common phrases
a major pioneering achievement
to create a pioneering work
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 創新, which refers to the act of innovating or the quality of being new. Remember that 創舉 is specifically a noun referring to the completed, significant action or event itself, rather than the abstract concept of innovation.
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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.
