hung4 sam1 zong3 zi3雄心壯志雄心壮志
Jyutpinghung4 sam1 zong3 zi3
Yalehùhng sām jong ji
Definition
Grand aspirations and great ambitions.
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How it's used
Carries a slightly formal or literary weight despite being used in daily speech to describe someone's character or life goals. It is often used to praise someone's drive or to encourage them when they express a desire to achieve something significant. While it can be used sincerely, it is occasionally used with a touch of irony if someone's plans seem overly idealistic or impractical.
Examples
He has had high aspirations since he was very young.
Related words
Common phrases
full of high aspirations
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a verb, but it is a noun phrase. You cannot say 佢雄心壯志咗， you must use it with a verb like 充滿 or 表現出 to describe the state of having these ambitions.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
