粵

博bok3取ceoi2

bok3 ceoi2bó qǔ

English

  1. to win (favors, confidence etc)
  2. to try to win; to gain (usually psychological, e.g. trust, sympathy, etc.)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做一啲嘢去得到人心

Examples

  • 博取同情

    to gain sympathy

  • 博取市民嘅信任

    to try to win citizens' trust

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

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