過獎

See also: 过奖

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	prize; award; encouragement
trad. (過獎)		過	獎
simp. (过奖)		过	奖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòjiǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ zoeng²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòe-chióng / kè-chióng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòjiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòjiǎng
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-chiang³
    • Yale: gwò-jyǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohjeang
    • Palladius: гоцзян (goczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ zoeng²
    • Yale: gwo jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-chióng / kè-chióng
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-tsióng / kè-tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koeaciorng, keaciorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/, /ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/, /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/, /ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/, /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/, /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/

Verb

過獎

1. to overpraise; to flatter

   甲：你的中文這麼好哇！乙：過獎了！ [MSC, trad.]
   甲：你的中文这么好哇！乙：过奖了！ [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǎ: nǐ de zhōngwén zhème hǎo wa! Yǐ: guòjiǎng le! [Pinyin]

   A: Your Chinese is so good! B: No way! (You flatter me!)

Usage notes

• As demonstrated above, this word is usually used as a humble reply to compliments.

Synonyms

• 𠢕褒 (Min Nan)
• 捧上天 (pěngshàngtiān)
• 溢美 (yìměi) (literary)
• 謬獎／谬奖 (miùjiǎng)
• 過譽／过誉 (guòyù)