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大過 (daai6 gwo3) — serious offence; [粵] bigger than in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大gwo˗₃過
简 大过
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 guo4

Meaning of 大過

nounserious offence; [粵] bigger than

Example Sentences with 大過

keoiˏ₅佢gaa˗₃架ziˊ²子daaiˍ₆大gwo˗₃過jan4.人。
He's more arrogant than others.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大gwo˗₃過nei5.你。
This one is bigger than you.
daanˉ¹單waiˊ²位daaiˍ₆大gwo˗₃過jyuˍ₆預kei4.期。
The unit is bigger than expected.
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Characters in 大過

大daai6
a Chinese family name
過gwo3
pass; cross; walk

Words Containing 大過

冬大過年dung1 daai6 gwo3 nin4
the Winter Solstice is treated as more important than the New Year
妹仔大過主人婆mui1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/2 po4
to have one's priorities wrong (lit., "a maidservant is more imporant than one's mistress"); to treat a minor issue as a major one and vice-versa

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