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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| ye5 sam1 | je5 sam1 | ambition / wild schemes / careerism |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ye5 | je5 | field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral | ||
| sam1 | sam1 | heart / mind / intention / center / core |
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They had the ambition to dominate this small country.
Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests.
He was edged out of his job by his ambitious assistant.
I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
Politics is clubby, careerist, and cynical.
You're an ambitious man. You're not in politics for your health
They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.
Simpson's ruthless ambition and weakness for self-promotion has not made him the most popular journalist in the BBC.
