zing2 tai2 gun1 nim6整體觀念整体观念
Jyutpingzing2 tai2 gun1 nim6
Yalejíng tái gūn nihm
Definition
The overall concept; a holistic view or comprehensive perspective.
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How it's used
Often used in professional or academic settings to critique someone for being too focused on minor details at the expense of the big picture. It carries a slightly formal tone despite being used in daily conversation, making it a common phrase in workplace feedback or project planning discussions.
Examples
You need to have an overall concept before you start working.
He never has an overall concept and only knows how to look at what is right in front of him.
Related words
Common phrases
lacking an overall concept
to build an overall concept
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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.
