sam1 jiu3 jit6, tau4 jiu3 laang5心要熱,頭要冷心要热,头要冷
Jyutpingsam1 jiu3 jit6, tau4 jiu3 laang5
Yalesām yiu yit6, tàuh yiu láahng
Definition
One should have a warm heart and a cool head, maintaining both passion and a calm, rational mind.
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How it's used
This phrase acts as a guiding principle for maintaining balance between emotional engagement and rational judgment. It is often used as advice when someone is facing a difficult decision or a project that requires both passion and careful strategy. Unlike simple adjectives, this is a structured piece of wisdom that functions as a complete thought.
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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.
