粵

初co1衷cung1

co1 cung1chū zhōng

English

  1. original intention
  2. initial thought or belief

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 最初嘅諗法、信念

Examples

  • 毋忘初衷

    never forget your belief

  • 我嘅初衷始終不變。

    My faith persists.

  • 这不是我的初衷。

    That wasn't my intention.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 不能忘記自己的初衷。

    You shouldn't forget your original intentions.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 絲綢之路形成的初衷並非是貿易。

    The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

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

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