jat1 sam1 hoeng3 soeng6一心向上
Jyutpingjat1 sam1 hoeng3 soeng6
Yaleyāt sām heung seuhng
Definition
Wholeheartedly committed to making progress, self-improvement, or reaching higher goals.
neutralpeoplework
How it's used
This idiom describes a person who is single-mindedly focused on personal growth, career advancement, or academic success. It carries a positive, earnest tone and is often used to praise someone's work ethic or ambition. Unlike more general terms for hard work, this specifically implies a forward-looking trajectory toward a higher status or better life.
Examples
He is wholehearted about self-improvement and studies very hard.
If you are dedicated to improving yourself, you will surely succeed in the future.
Related words
Common phrases
an attitude of self-improvement
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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.
