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English

1. to seize power
2. verb; seize state power; conquer the country; open up (a career or business)
3. to conquer the world
4. to establish and expand a business
5. to carve out a career for oneself
6. to conquer and defeat the enemy in order to build an empire, now usually refer to development of business or career.unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 去佂服敵人，接管領地，建立國家，現引申為發展事業。unreviewed?

Examples

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  成吉思汗好年輕就開始打天下，慢慢建立蒙古帝國。

  Genghis Khan started to build the Mongolian Empire by conquering enemy and taking over lands when he was young.

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  芬姨一畢業出來做嘢，第一份工就係同佢老闆去中國打天下，為公司發展中國業務。

  The first job of Aunt Freda right after she graduat was to set up new business in China for her employer.