「強心針」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: koeng4 sam1 zam1
Individual
Character Meaning:
強 strong; to force; forcefully; powerful
心 heart; centre; core; personality; mind; feeling; intention; affection; love; mind, attention; "heart" shape
針 needle; to pick on somebody; sewing needle; pin; spy; injection; shot
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • cardiac stimulant; cardiotonic (measure word: 支)
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5嘅ge3心sam1臟zong6好hou2弱joek6,要jiu3打daa2支zi1強koeng4心sam1針zam1。
    (Eng.) His heart is so weak that he needs a cardiac stimulant.

  • figuratively: assurance; mental refreshment; a boost of willpower
    (Cant.) 今gam1次ci3得dak1到dou2呢ni1個go3獎zoeng2,就zau6好hou2似ci5打daa2咗zo2支zi1強koeng4心sam1針zam1一jat1樣joeng6。
    (Eng.) I feel a lot more confident after getting this award.

  • a short-term contingency
    (Cant.) 今gam1次ci3用jung6外ngoi6匯wui6救gau3市si5只zi2係hai6一jat1支zi1強koeng4心sam1針zam1,長coeng4遠jyun5係hai6要jiu3整zing2頓deon6成seng4個go3體tai2系hai6。
    (Eng.) To bail the market with foreign reserve is merely a contingency, in long term there must be a system-wide shake up.

See also: 全壘打 出師不利 勢如破竹 定海神針 心腹大患 機不可失 殺雞焉用牛刀 緊鑼密鼓 聯針 賠了夫人又折兵 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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