下功夫
haa6 gung1 fu1xià gōng fu
English
- variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]
- to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts
粵語 — Cantonese
- 花時間、努力、心機去做某啲嘢
Examples
你要做鋼琴家,就一定要好好下功夫。
If you want to become a pianist, you must put a lot of time and effort into practice.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk