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野心
  je5 sam1   jyutping
  ye3 xin1   pinyin
ambition; careerism; wild schemes

noun

Level: 2   Google Frequency: 3,890,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
野心

This word has been viewed 3016 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 8th Dec 2004 02:15 and last edited on 18th Jan 2018 13:32
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Characters in this word:

 je5  -  open country; uncultivated; rude
 sam1  -  heart

3 compounds containing this word:

野心不死 - cling to one's ambitious design
野心家 - careerist
野心勃勃 - be driven or consumed by ambition; to burn with ambition
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