野心勃勃 (yě xīn bó bó) — vaulting ambition; extremely ambitious (often with a negative connotation)
Definition
Strongly negative idiom meaning 'full of wild, unbridled ambition' — usually criticizes ruthless or overreaching goals, not admirable drive. Pairs often with describing a person (de 人) or plan.
idiom
vaulting ambitionextremely ambitious (often with a negative connotation)
Examples
- 野心勃勃，。Tā yì zhí yě xīn bó bó, xiǎng yào chéng wéi gōng sī de zǒng cái.He has always had vaulting ambition, wanting to become the company's president.
- 野心勃勃，。Zhè ge jì huà suī rán yě xīn bó bó, dàn quē fá kě xíng xìng.This plan, though extremely ambitious, lacks feasibility.
- 野心勃勃。Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō yě xīn bó bó de rén dōu yīn tān lán ér shī bài.Many people with vaulting ambition in history have failed due to greed.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
野心 names ambition, and 勃勃 gives it vigorous force.
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