粵

進zeon3軍gwan1

simp进军
zeon3 gwan1jìn jūn

English

  1. (military) to march; to advance
  2. (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field, region or arena
  3. to command troops to enter a place; to launch a military advance
  4. figuratively, to extend one's market reach to

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指揮軍隊進入某個地方
  2. 引申指開拓某個市場、去某個領域發展

Examples

  • 他們向西北方向進軍,進入了謝南多厄河谷。

    They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.

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  • 進軍荷里活

    to pursue career in Hollywood

  • 進軍世界盃

    enter to the World Cup

  • 大量餐飲品牌近年相繼進軍香港。

    Many food and beverage brands have successively expanded into Hong Kong in recent years.

  • 王老闆打算進軍大陸市場,好積極同內地權貴打交道。

    Mr. Wong intends to enter the Chinese mainland market, so he is proactively making connections with the elite there.

  • 1941年12月,日軍偷襲珍珠港後,從深圳進軍香港。

    In December 1941, after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese army launched their offensive into Hong Kong from Shenzhen. ----

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

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