初衷
co1 cung1chū zhōng
English
- original intention
- initial thought or belief
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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