hou2 sam1 gei1好心機好心机
Jyutpinghou2 sam1 gei1
Yalehóu sām gēi
Definition
Patient, meticulous, and attentive to detail.
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How it's used
Focuses on the combination of patience and meticulous effort, often implying a willingness to spend significant time on a task. It is frequently used to describe someone who is dedicated to a craft or a repetitive process. Unlike simply being patient, this implies an active, constructive engagement with the work.
Examples
He put a lot of patience and care into making this model.
Related words
Common phrases
to spend a lot of effort and patience
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 心機 as a noun meaning ulterior motives or schemes, which is common in phrases like 佢對你有心機.
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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.
