hung1 waai4胸懷胸怀

Jyutpinghung1 waai4

Yalehūng wàaih

名詞Rare

Definition

Breadth of mind, heart, or tolerance; one's mind, bosom, or thoughts.

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How it's used

Refers to a person's capacity for tolerance and their capacity to hold grand ambitions. While it shares a similar meaning to 胸襟, it carries a slightly more literary or formal weight, often appearing in written contexts or when discussing someone's character in a serious tone. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech compared to the more common 胸襟.

Examples

keoi5佢fan6份jan4人hung1胸waai4懷hou2好gwong2廣fut3闊，hou2好siu2少tung4同jan4人gai3計gaau3較。

He is very broad-minded and rarely holds grudges against others.

zou6做jan4人jiu3要jau5有hung1胸waai4懷，m4唔hou2好seng4成jat6日gei3記zyu6住di1啲siu2小si6事。

You should be broad-minded and not dwell on trivial matters all the time.

Common phrases

hung1胸waai4懷daai6大zi3志

to have grand ambitions

hung1胸waai4懷gwong2廣fut3闊

broad-minded

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with the physical body part, but it is almost exclusively used in a metaphorical sense regarding personality. Using it to describe a physical chest will sound unnatural and confusing to native speakers.