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心要熱,頭要冷

sam1 jiu3 jit6 tau4 jiu3 laang5

xin1 yao4 re4 tou4 yao4 leng3

One needs to approach a task with a cool head and objective attitude but at the same time with enthusiasm and zeal

Level: 2

心要熱,頭要冷

心 sam1 xin1 - heart
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want
熱 jit6 re4 - hot
, - (not in database)
頭 tau4 tau4*2 tou2 {tou5} - head
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want
冷 laang5 laang5*1 leng3 ling2 - cool

This word was added by sheik on 10th Apr 2005 and last edited on 30th Jul 2008

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