發憤圖強 (faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 | fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2) : to work with passion for the sake of the country

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發憤圖強

faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4

fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2

to rise in great vigour; with firm resolve to succeed; to work with a will to make the country strong; to work with determination to make the country strong; to work with stamina for the prosperity of the country | Also written as '發奮圖強'

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 75,800

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

發憤圖強

This word has been viewed 1511 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 28th Aug 2005 07:20 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

發 faat3 - send out, launch; generate; trigger off
憤 fan5 - anger, indignation
圖 tou4 - map; picture; diagram
強 koeng4 koeng5 goeng6 - strong; compel; stubborn

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

發奮圖強 faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2 = to work with passion for the sake of the country

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