mou4 seoi6 zi6 zin3毛遂自薦毛遂自荐
Jyutpingmou4 seoi6 zi6 zin3
Yalemòuh seuih jih jin

Definition

Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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每下愈況每下愈况
mui5 haa6 jyu6 fong3see 每況愈下|每况愈下[mei3 kuang4 yu4 xia4]
冇氣冇气
mou5 hei3out of breath [colloquial]
望洋興歎望洋兴叹
mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3to feel small in front of a big ocean, a metaphor to describe the feeling of ...
冇研究
mou5 jin4 gau3did not research
萬事俱備，只欠東風万事俱备，只欠东风
maan6 si6 keoi1 bei6 ，zi2 him3 dung1 fung1lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
目標管理目标管理
muk6 biu1 gun2 lei5Management by Objectives (MBO)
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