過海

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
trad. (過海)		過	海
simp. (过海)		过	海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ hoi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ko-hói
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kè-hái / kòe-hái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-hai³
    • Yale: gwò-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohhae
    • Palladius: гохай (goxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ hoi²
    • Yale: gwo hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-hói
    • Hakka Romanization System: go hoi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go⁴ hoi³
    • Sinological IPA: /ko⁵⁵ hoi̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-hái
    • Tâi-lô: kè-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kea'hae
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-hái
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'hae
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

Verb

過⫽海 (verb-object)

1. to cross the sea
   1. (Hong Kong) to cross the Victoria Harbour
2. (dialectal) to go abroad; to go overseas

Derived terms

• 八仙過海／八仙过海 (bāxiānguòhǎi)
• 八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng)
• 瞞天過海／瞒天过海 (mántiānguòhǎi)
• 飄洋過海／飘洋过海
• 騎著老虎過海／骑著老虎过海

 

See also

• 過大海／过大海