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Jyutpingdaai6 zin2 hung4 tou4
Yaledaaih jín hùhng tòuh
Definition
To realize a grand plan or achieve great aspirations.
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How it's used
Commonly used as a formal blessing during the Lunar New Year or when someone starts a new business venture. It carries a sense of grand ambition and professional success rather than personal or romantic goals. While it sounds formal, it is frequently used in casual settings to show support for a friend or colleague.
Examples
Wishing you a grand success and booming business in the new year.
He started a new job this year, hoping to achieve great things.
Related words
Common phrases
Wishing you great success
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe small or trivial tasks, as it implies a large, significant, and ambitious plan. It is strictly reserved for professional or life-changing achievements.
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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.
