大過 [－过]

Jyutping daai6 gwo3
Pinyin dà guò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. serious mistake
  2. major demerit
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, usually
    major offence; major demerit
  2. noun
    the twenty-eighth hexagram of the I Ching, known as great exceeding.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    加拿大大过日本。
    加拿大大過日本。
    gaa1 naa4 daai6 daai6 gwo3 jat6 bun2 。
    • Canada is larger than Japan.
  2. Cantonese
    中国大过日本好多。
    中國大過日本好多。
    zung1 gwok3 daai6 gwo3 jat6 bun2 hou2 do1 。
    • China is much larger than Japan.
    • China is much bigger than Japan.
  3. Cantonese
    中国大过日本二十倍。
    中國大過日本二十倍。
    zung1 gwok3 daai6 gwo3 jat6 bun2 ji6 sap6 pui5 。
    • China is twenty times bigger than Japan.
  4. Cantonese
    我唔知佢大过我定系细过我。
    我唔知佢大過我定係細過我。
    ngo5 m4 zi1 keoi5 daai6 gwo3 ngo5 ding6 hai6 sai3 gwo3 ngo5 。
    • I don't know whether he's younger or older than I am.
  5. Cantonese
    我对鞋大过你𠮶对。
    我對鞋大過你嗰對。
    ngo5 deoi3 haai4 daai6 gwo3 nei5 go2 deoi3 。
    • My shoes are bigger than yours.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    恋爱大过天。
    戀愛大過天。
    lyun2 oi3 daai6 gwo3 tin1.
    • Love is more important than other things.
  2. Cantonese
    喺有啲玩法入面，大鬼大过细鬼。
    喺有啲玩法入面，大鬼大過細鬼。
    hai2 jau5 di1 waan2 faat3 jap6 min6, daai6 gwai2 daai6 gwo3 sai3 gwai2.
    • In some games, the "big Joker" outranks the "little Joker".
  3. Cantonese
    而家啲楼，露台仲大过间房。
    而家啲樓，露台仲大過間房。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 lau2, lou6 toi4 zung6 daai6 gwo3 gaan1 fong2.
    • Nowadays, a balcony can be larger than a room in a flat.
  4. Cantonese
    喂好壮㖞，嚿胸肌仲大过你女朋友个胸㖞。
    喂好壯喎，嚿胸肌仲大過你女朋友個胸喎。
    wai3 hou2 zong3 wo3, gau6 hung1 gei1 zung6 daai6 gwo3 nei5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 go3 hung1 wo3.
    • Hey your build looks so nice, your pecs are even larger than your girlfriend's boobs.
  5. Cantonese
    呢套剧入面，只狗仲抢镜过对男女主角，正一妹仔大过主人婆。
    呢套劇入面，隻狗仲搶鏡過對男女主角，正一妹仔大過主人婆。
    ni1 tou3 kek6 jap6 min6, zek3 gau2 zung6 coeng2 geng3 gwo3 deoi3 naam4 neoi5 zyu2 gok3, zing3 jat1 mui1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4 po4.
    • The dog outshone the male and female leads on this show. It really stole the spotlight.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    冬大过年
    冬大過年
    dung1 daai6 gwo3 nin4
    • the winter solstice is more important than Chinese New Year