粵

鍥kit3而ji4不bat1捨se2

simp锲而不舍
kit3 ji4 bat1 se2qiè ér bù shě

English

  1. to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
  2. to persevere
  3. unflagging efforts
  4. to insist; to work with perseverance

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 堅持唔放棄

Examples

  • 科學家鍥而不捨追查病毒嘅源頭。

    Scientists insisted to trace the source of the virus.

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

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