daan1 daa2 jat1單打一单打一

Jyutpingdaan1 daa2 jat1

Yaledāan dá yāt

Definition

Single-minded; focusing entirely on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.

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How it's used

This term carries a slightly negative connotation, implying a lack of flexibility or an inability to consider multiple perspectives. It is often used to criticize someone who is stubborn or fixated on a single approach to the exclusion of all else. Unlike more neutral terms for focus, it suggests a narrowness that hinders progress.

Examples

keoi5佢zou6做je5嘢hou2好daan1單daa2打jat1一，zing6淨hai6係sik1識dak1得sei2死duk6讀syu1書。

He is very single-minded in his work, only knowing how to study by rote.

Common phrases

si1思wai4維daan1單daa2打jat1一

single-minded thinking

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term 單打獨鬥 which refers to fighting alone or working solo. While they share the character 單, they describe different concepts of behavior.