扚起心肝 [－－－－]

Jyutping 扚 hei2 sam1 gon1
Pinyin diǎo qǐ xīn gān

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be determined or resolved to do something (especially after procrastination)
    (syn.) 判決, 決心, 下老毛, 判决, 决意, 決定, 滿意, 决定, 决断, 决心, 决计, 決計, 拍板, 狠心, 下決心, 下决心, 決斷, 满意, 定夺, 定奪, 決意

扚起心肝 [－－－－]

Jyutping dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1
Pinyin diǎo qǐ xīn gān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    決斷​而​認真​噉​開始​做​一​啲​拖​咗​好​耐​嘅​事
    to stop the procrastination which lasts for a long time and make a serious effort to do something; literally: to raise heart and liver
    • 我今年決定扚起心肝做運動減肥。
      我今年决定扚起心肝做运动减肥。
      ngo5 gam1 nin2 kyut3 ding6 dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1 zou6 wan6 dung6 gaam2 fei4.
      This year, I've decided to stop the procrastination and begin working out to lose weight.
  2. 參看
    的起心肝、𢯊起心肝
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    扚起心肝约女神，偏偏佳人有约……
    扚起心肝約女神，偏偏佳人有約……
    dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1 joek3 neoi5 san4, pin1 pin1 gaai1 jan4 jau5 joek3...
    • I made up my mind to date my dream girl, but she's got a date already.
  2. Cantonese
    我今年决定扚起心肝做运动减肥。
    我今年決定扚起心肝做運動減肥。
    ngo5 gam1 nin2 kyut3 ding6 dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1 zou6 wan6 dung6 gaam2 fei4.
    • This year, I've decided to stop the procrastination and begin working out to lose weight.