je5 sam1 but6 but6野心勃勃
Jyutpingje5 sam1 but6 but6
Yaleyéh sām buht buht
Definition
To be overweeningly ambitious or full of grand ambitions.
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How it's used
Describes someone with a strong, often intense drive to achieve success or power. While it can be used neutrally to describe a high-achiever, it frequently carries a slightly critical undertone, implying that the person's goals might be unrealistic or pursued at the expense of others.
Examples
He is very ambitious and wants to be a big boss.
You are so ambitious, how exactly do you want to develop?
Related words
Common phrases
an ambitious plan
an ambitious person
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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.
