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Jyutpinghoi1 tok3 cong3 san1
Yalehōi tok chong sān
Definition
Pioneering and innovative; to break new ground and forge new paths.
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How it's used
This is a formal idiom often used in business or academic contexts to describe a forward thinking approach. It carries a sense of breaking away from tradition to find new paths. While it is grammatically correct to use in speech, it sounds quite professional and is rarely used in casual, everyday small talk.
Examples
Their company really likes to be pioneering and innovative.
If you want to succeed, you have to know how to be pioneering and innovative.
Related words
Common phrases
pioneering and innovative spirit
actively pioneering and innovating
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a simple adjective, but it functions more like a verb phrase describing an action or a mindset. Avoid using it to describe small, trivial changes, as it implies significant, structural, or creative progress.
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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.
