腳踏實地
simp脚踏实地goek3 daap6 sat6 dei6jiǎo tà shí dì
English
- to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
- steady and serious character
- to do something by practical means; literally: to have one's feet stepped on solid ground
粵語 — Cantonese
- 做嘢踏實認真,唔會幻想一啲冇可能發生嘅事發生
Examples
我是个脚踏实地的人。
I have my feet firmly planted on the ground.
Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY
你唔好望自己中六合彩喇,腳踏實地揾返工做啦。
Don't dream of winning the Mark Six. Be practical, get yourself a job.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk