粵

想soeng2方fong1設cit3法faat3

simp想方设法
soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

English

  1. to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. to try this, that and the other
  3. to try every means; to think about every method

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 設想各種方法

Examples

  • 魔鬼想方設法使人採納佢嘅詭計,搞個所謂基督教嘅名義畀呢啲節日,目的係要羞辱偉大嘅耶和華上帝。 佢嘅陰謀得逞咗。

    The devil finds ways to get people to adopt his tricks and give these festivals in the name of so-called Christianity, with the aim of humiliating the great Jehovah God. His plot succeeded.

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 她想方设法以一己之力完成了工作。

    She managed to finish the work on her own.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 呢位媽媽想方設法想令佢個女考到有名嘅大學。

    The mother tries to get her daughter be admitted into a well-known university by all means.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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