si6 jip6 sam1事業心事业心
Jyutpingsi6 jip6 sam1
Yalesih yihp sām
Definition
Ambition, dedication, or devotion to one's career.
neutralworkpeople
How it's used
Describes a person who is highly focused on professional advancement and success. It is often used to praise someone for being ambitious but can also imply that they neglect their personal life or relationships because of their focus on work.
Examples
He is very career-minded and is always thinking about work.
Do you think he is very career-driven?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who is simply hardworking or diligent, as it specifically refers to a mindset of ambition and career priority rather than just the act of working hard.
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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.
