餓過飢

Chinese

		to be hungry; hungry	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-	hungry
trad. (餓過飢)		餓	過	飢
simp. (饿过饥)		饿	过	饥
alternative forms		餓過饑

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁶ gwo³ gei¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁶ gwo³ gei¹
    • Yale: ngoh gwo gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁶ gwo³ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁶ guo³ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː²² kʷɔː³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

餓過飢

1. (Cantonese) not hungry anymore after feeling hungry for a long time
   • 2012 April 17, “薛凱琪等好男人追”, in 大公報 [Ta Kung Pao], page B12:

     而軒仔就透露，在三十小時裡一直靠喝牛奶充飢，大前晚更從睡夢中餓醒，不過到閉幕時因已餓過飢，不再覺得肚餓。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     而轩仔就透露，在三十小时里一直靠喝牛奶充饥，大前晚更从睡梦中饿醒，不过到闭幕时因已饿过饥，不再觉得肚饿。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     ji⁴ hin¹ zai² zau⁶ tau³ lou⁶, zoi⁶ saam¹ sap⁶ siu² si⁴ leoi⁵ jat¹ zik⁶ kaau³ hot³ ngau⁴ naai⁵ cung¹ gei¹, daai⁶ cin⁴ maan⁵ gang³ cung⁴ seoi⁶ mung⁶ zung¹ ngo⁶ seng², bat¹ gwo³ dou³ bai³ mok⁶ si⁴ jan¹ ji⁵ ngo⁶ gwo³ gei¹, bat¹ zoi³ gok³ dak¹ tou⁵ ngo⁶. [Jyutping]

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Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 枵過飢／枵过饥