過關 [过关]

Jyutping gwo3 gwaan1
Pinyin guò guān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cross a barrier
  2. to get through (an ordeal)
  3. to pass (a test)
  4. to reach (a standard)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    經邊​防越​過邊境
    to cross the border
    • 去羅湖過關
      去罗湖过关
      heoi3 lo4 wu4 gwo3 gwaan1
      to go to Lo Wu to cross the border
  2. 動詞
    通過​一個​關口​、​挑戰
    to pass a test; to reach a standard; to get through difficulty
    • 以你嘅才智應該可以過關。
      以你嘅才智应该可以过关。
      ji5 nei5 ge3 coi4 zi3 jing1 goi1 ho2 ji5 gwo3 gwaan1.
      You can pass your test with your intelligence.
  3. 動詞
    道教​儀式​：​喃​嘸​先生​帶領​信眾​穿​過虎頭​狀​嘅​布​或者​門​，​寓意​度過​難關
    a Taoist ritual in which believers are led by a priest to pass through a cloth or door with the shape of a tiger's head and blessed to go through difficulty
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literally, verb-object
    to break through a pass
  2. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to be up to standard; to pass
    (syn.) 過皮, 過手, 过皮, 过手
  3. verb, verb-object
    to cross a barrier; to go through an ordeal
    (syn.) 過空, 过空
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1529
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个问题关你事多过关我事。
    呢個問題關你事多過關我事。
    nei4 go3 man6 tai4 gwaan1 nei5 si6 do1 gwo3 gwaan1 ngo5 si6 。
    • The problem has more to do with you than with me.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    努力是值得的，因为我考过关了。
    努力是值得的，因為我考過關了。
    nǔ lì shì zhí de de ， yīn wèi wǒ kǎo guò guān le 。
    • The hard work was worthwhile because I passed the exam.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去罗湖过关
    去羅湖過關
    heoi3 lo4 wu4 gwo3 gwaan1
    • to go to Lo Wu to cross the border
  2. Cantonese
    以你嘅才智应该可以过关。
    以你嘅才智應該可以過關。
    ji5 nei5 ge3 coi4 zi3 jing1 goi1 ho2 ji5 gwo3 gwaan1.
    • You can pass your test with your intelligence.
  3. Cantonese
    带一条烟过关（喺香港系犯法行为）
    帶一條煙過關（喺香港係犯法行為）
    daai3 jat1 tiu4 jin1 gwo3 gwaan1 hai2 hoeng1 gong2 hai6 faan6 faat3 hang4 wai4
    • to bring a box of cigarettes through Customs (which is illegal in Hong Kong)
  4. Cantonese
    政府承诺加强过关站口嘅毒品检查。
    政府承諾加強過關站口嘅毒品檢查。
    zing3 fu2 sing4 nok6 gaa1 koeng4 gwo3 gwaan1 zaam6 hau2 ge3 duk6 ban2 gim2 caa4
    • The government vowed to step up checks against drugs at border crossings.
  5. Cantonese
    阿松佢叫我帮佢带只毛公仔过关。点知原来佢系揾我笨柒嘅，只公仔入面成柞四仔。
    阿松佢叫我幫佢帶隻毛公仔過關。點知原來佢係揾我笨柒嘅，隻公仔入面成柞四仔。
    • A-chung asked me to help him carry a plush toy across the border. Turns out he was fooling me. The plush toy is full of porno inside.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    过关
    過關
    guò guān
    • to break through a pass; to go through border control