粵

鞭bin1策caak3

bin1 caak3biān cè

English

  1. to spur on
  2. to urge on
  3. to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
  4. to spur somebody on

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鼓勵、監督同督促某人

Examples

  • 傑西鞭策小毛驢前進。

    Jessie urged the little donkey forward.

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  • 互相鞭策

    to spur on each other

  • 我之所以可以考到咁好嘅成績,全靠老師嘅鞭策。

    The reason why I could get such an excellent result, is the spur from my teacher.

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

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