初衷 [－－]

Jyutping co1 cung1
Pinyin chū zhōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. original intention
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    最初​嘅​諗​法​、​信念
    initial thought or belief
    • 毋忘初衷
      毋忘初衷
      mou4 mong4 co1 cung1
      never forget your belief
    • 我嘅初衷始終不變。
      我嘅初衷始终不变。
      ngo5 ge3 co1 cung1 ci2 zung1 bat1 bin3.
      My faith persists.
  2. 近義詞
    初心
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal
    (syn.) 初意, 宿心, 本心, 初愿, 素心, 本願, 初心, 本意, 初願, 本志, 本愿
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #562
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这不是我的初衷。
    這不是我的初衷。
    zhè bu shì wǒ de chū zhōng 。
    • That wasn't my intention.
    • That was not my intention.
    • That wasn't my intent.
    • That wasn't what I intended.
    • It wasn't my intention.
  2. Mandarin
    丝绸之路形成的初衷并非是贸易。
    絲綢之路形成的初衷並非是貿易。
    sī chóu zhī lù xíng chéng de chū zhōng bìng fēi shì mào yì 。
    • The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    毋忘初衷
    毋忘初衷
    mou4 mong4 co1 cung1
    • never forget your belief
  2. Cantonese
    我嘅初衷始终不变。
    我嘅初衷始終不變。
    ngo5 ge3 co1 cung1 ci2 zung1 bat1 bin3.
    • My faith persists.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    初衷
    初衷
    chū zhōng
    • one’s initial intention; original idea