發力 [发－]

Jyutping faat3 lik6
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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    付出​更​多​努力​去​追返​上​進度
    to pay more efforts to catch up
    • 比賽去到一半，佢都仲未發力。
      比赛去到一半，佢都仲未发力。
      bei2 coi3 heoi3 dou3 jat1 bun3, keoi5 dou1 zung6 mei6 faat3 lik6.
      It is already at half game, and he has not put in any real effort.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to apply one's force

發力 [发－]

Jyutping
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to exert oneself; to apply force
  2. (of an enterprise etc) to gain momentum; to perform strongly
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    比赛去到一半，佢都仲未发力。
    比賽去到一半，佢都仲未發力。
    bei2 coi3 heoi3 dou3 jat1 bun3, keoi5 dou1 zung6 mei6 faat3 lik6.
    • It is already at half game, and he has not put in any real effort.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个球员爆发力真系好强，进攻速度快过短跑选手。
    呢個球員爆發力真係好強，進攻速度快過短跑選手。
    • This player has great explosiveness, his speed on advancing is even faster that a sprint runner.