過大海

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-	ocean; sea; large bowl or wine cup
trad. (過大海)		過	大海
simp. (过大海)		过	大海

Etymology

The word 大 is added to distinguish from 過海／过海 (“across the Victoria Harbour”). Ship was necessary for going to Macau before the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was finished.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ daai⁶ hoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ daai⁶ hoi²
    • Yale: gwo daaih hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ daai⁶ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ dai⁶ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Verb

過⫽大海 (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to visit Macau, especially for casinos

See also

• 過海／过海 (guòhǎi)