cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5從長計議从长计议

Jyutpingcung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5

Yalechùhng chèuhng gai yíh

語句Uncommon

Definition

To take one's time to discuss and plan thoroughly rather than making a hasty decision.

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How it's used

Carries a sense of caution and deliberate pacing, often used to discourage someone from making a hasty or impulsive decision. It implies that the current situation is too complex or significant to be resolved immediately. It is a formal idiom that is frequently used in professional or serious personal discussions to signal a need for careful deliberation.

Examples

le1呢gin2件si6事hou2好fuk1複zaap6雜，bat1不jyu4如ngo5我dei6哋cung4從coeng4長gai3計ji5議laa1啦。

This matter is very complicated, why don't we discuss it in the long term?

nei5你m4唔hou2好gam3咁gap1急zyu6住kyut3決ding6定，jat1一cai4齊cung4從coeng4長gai3計ji5議hou2好m4唔hou2好？

Don't be in such a rush to decide, shall we discuss it thoroughly together?

Common phrases

gin3建ji5議cung4從coeng4長gai3計ji5議

suggest discussing it in the long term

Common mistake

While it is a four-character idiom, it is not a noun or a simple verb, so it cannot be used as a direct object. Learners often try to force it into sentences where it does not fit grammatically, such as trying to modify a noun, whereas it should function as the predicate of a clause.