心有不甘 [－－－－]

Jyutping sam1 jau5 bat1 gam1
Pinyin xīn yǒu bù gān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​甘心​；​唔​忿氣​；​唔​抵得​；​唔​肯​接受​失敗​或者​遺憾
    dissatisfied; not resigned to something
    • 佢努力咗三年都考唔入嗰間大公司，實在覺得心有不甘。
      佢努力咗三年都考唔入𠮶间大公司，实在觉得心有不甘。
      keoi5 nou5 lik6 zo2 saam1 nin4 dou1 haau2 m4 jap6 go2 gaan1 daai6 gung1 si1, sat6 zoi6 gok3 dak1 sam1 jau5 bat1 gam1.
      He cannot be resigned to his failure to be admitted to the big company with three years' effort.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢努力咗三年都考唔入𠮶间大公司，实在觉得心有不甘。
    佢努力咗三年都考唔入嗰間大公司，實在覺得心有不甘。
    keoi5 nou5 lik6 zo2 saam1 nin4 dou1 haau2 m4 jap6 go2 gaan1 daai6 gung1 si1, sat6 zoi6 gok3 dak1 sam1 jau5 bat1 gam1.
    • He cannot be resigned to his failure to be admitted to the big company with three years' effort.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    李嘉诚心有不甘弃20年梦想食之无味弃之可惜
    李嘉誠心有不甘棄20年夢想食之無味棄之可惜
    lǐ jiā chéng xīn yǒu bù gān qì ２０ nián mèng xiǎng shí zhī wú wèi qì zhī kě xī
    • Li Ka-shing did not wish to let go of a twenty year dream of his, he just could not bear to part with it.