heoi3 cou1 ceoi2 zing1去粗取精
Jyutpingheoi3 cou1 ceoi2 zing1
Yaleheui chōu chéui jīng
Definition
To discard the dross and select the essential; to discard the crude and keep the refined.
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How it's used
This idiom is typically used in professional or academic contexts to describe the process of refining information or data. It implies a deliberate effort to discard irrelevant details while focusing on the core value or truth. It is rarely used in casual conversation about mundane daily tasks.
Examples
We need to know how to filter out the noise and keep the essentials when working.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
