起勢 [－势]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to endeavour to do something
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    好​用力​噉​；​不停​噉​；​冇​要​停​嘅​意欲
    desperately; continuously; persistently
    • 唔好掛住起勢做，要停低睇下有無做錯先得𠿪。
      唔好挂住起势做，要停低睇下有无做错先得𠿪。
      m4 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 hei2 sai3 zou6, jiu3 ting4 dai1 tai2 haa5 jau5 mou5 zou6 co3 sin1 dak1 gaa2.
      Don't just keep on doing, you have to pause and check if any wrong during the process.
  2. 近義詞
    起勢噉
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the first form in tai chi
  2. adv, Cantonese
    vigorously
    • 队足球队起势噉喺度练波，希望下次可以赢返一场。
      队足球队起势噉喺度练波，希望下次可以赢返一场。
      deoi6 zuk1 kau4 deoi2 hei2 sai3 gam2 hai2 dou6 lin6 bo1, hei1 mong6 haa6 ci3 ho2 ji5 jeng4 faan1 jat1 coeng4.
      The soccer team is vigorously practising, hoping to be able to win the next round.
  3. adv, Cantonese
    continuously; nonstop
    • 我隔篱嗰个人起势噉咳。
      我隔篱𠮶个人起势噉咳。
      ngo5 gaak3 lei4 go2 go3 jan2 hei2 sai3 gam2 kat1.
      The person beside me is coughing nonstop.
  4. verb, Min-Nan
    to become rich or powerful from being poor or powerless
    (syn.) 起氣, 起气
  5. verb, Hakka
    to start; to begin
  6. verb, Min-Nan, of a situation or condition
    to improve; to recover
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 拼命
  2. 極度 – 极度
  3. 竭力
  4. 一個勁 – 一个劲
  5. 一個勁地 – 一个劲地
  6. 竭力地
  7. 拼命地
  8. 一個勁兒地 – 一个劲儿地
  9. 越來越有勁地 – 越来越有劲地
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢对住个仔起势噉闹，差啲吓死个老师。
    佢對住個仔起勢噉鬧，差啲嚇死個老師。
    keoi5 deoi3 zyu6 go3 zai2 hei2 sai3 gam2 naau6, caa1 di1 haak3 sei2 go3 lou5 si1.
    • She kept yelling at her son, which almost scared the teacher to death.
  2. Cantonese
    佢而家起势噉叫，阵间一定失声。
    佢而家起勢噉叫，陣間一定失聲。
    keoi5 ji4 gaa1 hei2 sai3 gam2 giu3, zan6 gaan1 jat1 ding6 sat1 seng1.
    • She'll definitely lose her voice later on from screaming so desperately now.
  3. Cantonese
    班细路起势咁嘈生晒。
    班細路起勢咁嘈生曬。
    baan1 sai3 lou6 hei2 sai3 gam2 cou4 saang1 saai3.
    • 那些小孩不停地嚷著。
    • Those kids keep on yelling.
  4. Cantonese
    班友贪开架啦，当选左唔起势刮龙就奇
    班友貪開架啦，當選左唔起勢刮龍就奇
    • Those guys get used to corruption, once they got elected they will shave every bit of money away for sure.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好挂住起势做，要停低睇下有无做错先得𠿪。
    唔好掛住起勢做，要停低睇下有無做錯先得𠿪。
    m4 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 hei2 sai3 zou6, jiu3 ting4 dai1 tai2 haa5 jau5 mou5 zou6 co3 sin1 dak1 gaa2.
    • Don't just keep on doing, you have to pause and check if any wrong during the process.