ji5 dim2 daai3 min6以點帶面以点带面
Jyutpingji5 dim2 daai3 min6
Yaleyíh dím daai mihn
Definition
To use the experience of a single point to guide, lead, or influence the whole area.
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How it's used
This idiom is frequently employed in business, urban planning, or policy discussions to describe a strategy of starting with a pilot project to influence a larger system. It carries a sense of strategic optimism, suggesting that a small, well-executed effort can serve as a catalyst for broader change. Unlike general metaphors for growth, it specifically emphasizes the methodology of using a focal point to drive systemic improvement.
Examples
keoi5佢soeng2想jung6用ni1呢go3個gai3計waak6劃ji5以dim2點daai3帶min6面，daai3帶dung6動sing4成go3個si5市coeng4場faat3發zin2展。
He wants to use this plan to influence the whole market through a single point of success.
Can focusing on just one project really achieve a ripple effect across the board?
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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.
