越 (jyut6 | yue4) : climb over; exceed, overstep; even more

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越

jyut6

yue4

[1] [v] climb over; jump across; pass through
[2] [v] exceed; overstep; go beyond
[3] [adv] even more; the more ... the more
[4] [v] [literary] plunder; pillage
[5] [n] state of Yue in the Zhou dynasty
[6] [n] east Zhejiang province

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

越

This word has been viewed 12588 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Mar 2014 08:05

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穿越 cyun1 jyut6 chuan1 yue4 = pass through

越語 jyut6 jyu5 yue4 yu3 = Vietnamese language

越南 jyut6 naam4 yue4 nan2 = Vietnam / Viet Nam

越來越 jyut6 loi4/lai4/lei4 jyut6 yue4 lai2 yue4 = becoming more and more

越嚟越 jyut6 lai4/lei4 jyut6 = getting more and more 粵

越過 jyut6 gwo3 yue4 guo4 = to overcome

越冬 jyut6 dung1 yue4 dong1 = to pass the winter

優越 jau1 jyut6 you1 yue4 = superior; superiority

卓越 coek3 jyut6 zhuo2 yue4 = outstanding

超越 ciu1 jyut6 chao1 yue4 = surpass; overstep

越共 jyut6 gung6 = Viet Cong

跨越 kwaa1 jyut6 kua4 yue4 = to step across, step over

越戰 jyut6 zin3 yue4 zhan4 = the Vietnam War

不敢越雷池一步 bat1 gam2 jyut6 leoi4 ci4 jat1 bou6 bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4 = dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 國

中日韓越 zung1 jat6 hon4 jyut6 zhong1 ri4 han2 yue4 = China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

越位 jyut6 wai6 yue4 wei4 = (team sports) offside

越來越嚴重 jyut6 loi4 /lai4 /lei4 jyut6 jim4 zung6 yue4 lai2 yue4 yan2 zhong4 = become more and more serious

越來越多 jyut6 loi4 /lai4 /lei4 jyut6 do1 yue4 lai2 yue4 duo1 = more and more

越南菜 jyut6 naam4 coi3 = [n] Vietnamese cuisine

越南話 jyut6 naam4 waa6*2 = [n] Vietnamese (language)

越南人 jyut6 naam4 jan4 yue4 nan2 ren2 = [n] a Vietnamese person

越早越好 jyut6 zou2 jyut6 hou2 = [exp] the earlier the better

越南山龍眼 jyut6 naam4 saan1 lung4 ngaan5 = Helicia cochinchinensis (cochin-china helicia)

逾越 jyu4 jyut6 yu2 yue4 = exceed; to go beyond

越國 jyut6 gwok3 yue4 guo2 = the state of Yue

蔓越桔 maan6 jyut6 gat1 man4 yue4 ju2 = cranberry

海越仔 hoi2 jyut6 zai2 = boat dwellers 粵

越洋 jyut6 joeng4 yue4 yang2 = overseas

期望越高失望越大 kei4 mong6 jyut6 gou1 sat1 mong6 jyut6 daai6 qi1 (PRC) / qi2 (Taiwan) wang4 yue4 gao1 shi1 wang4 yue4 da4 = the higher your expectation, the greater your disappointment

越橘 jyut6 gwat1 = cowberry; lingonberry; tangleberry; whortleberry; cranberry

蔓越橘 maan6 jyut6 gwat1 man2 yue4 ju2 = a mossberry

蔓越莓 maan6 jyut6 mui4*2 = a cranberry

越幫越忙 jyut6 bong1 jyut6 mong4 yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2 = making things worse

越野 jyut6 je5 yue4 ye3 = cross-country; off road

越野車 jyut6 je5 ce1 yue4 ye3 che1 = off-road vehicle; all terrain vehicle

越野賽跑 jyut6 je5 coi3 paau2 yue4 ye3 sai4 pao3 = a cross-country race

越野賽車 jyut6 je5 coi3 ce1 yue4 ye3 sai4 che1 = an off-road racing / rally

殺人越貨 saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3 sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4 = to murder and loot; kill and rob

優越感 jau1 jyut6 gam2 you1 yue4 gan3 = sense of superiority

越南白話 jyut6 naam4 baak6 waa6*2 yue4 nan2 bai2 hua4 = Vietnamese Cantonese vernacular

越南華僑 jyut6 naam4 waa4 kiu4 yue4 nan2 hua2 qiao2 = Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)

越南法國麵包 jyut6 naam4 faat3 gwok3 min6 baau1 yue4 nan2 fa3 guo2 mian4 bao1 = banh mi (common formation)

越南生春卷 jyut6 naam4 saang1 ceon1 gyun2 yue4 nan2 sheng1 chun1 juan3 = summer rolls (goi cuon) (common formation)

越獄 jyut6 juk6 yue4 yu4 = jailbreak

飛越 fei1 jyut6 fei1 yue4 = to fly across/over/past; (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar

越軌 jyut6 gwai2 yue4 gui3 = to run off the tracks

越窮越見鬼 jyut6 kung4 jyut6 gin3 gwai2 yue4 qiong2 yue4 jian4 gui3 = when one is in bad luck it just seems to get worse 粵

越秀公園 jyut6 sau3 gung1 jyun4*2 yue4 xiu4 gong1 yuan2 = Yuexiu Park

北越 bak1 jyut6 bei3 yue4 = North Vietnam; North Vietnamese

南越 naam4 jyut6 nan2 yue4 = South Vietnam; South Vietnamese

超越射擊 ciu1 jyut6 se6 gik1 chao1 yue4 she4 ji2 (Taiwan), chao1 yue4 she4 ji1 (PRC) = [n] overhead fire

越南戰爭 jyut6 naam4 zin3 zang1 yue4 nan2 zhan4 zheng1 = Vietnam war; Vietnam conflict

超越其他競爭對手 ciu1 jyut6 kei4 taa1 ging6 zang1 deoi3 sau2 = leapfrog the competition 國 (common formation)

越南太平洋 jyut6 naam4 taai3 ping4 joeng4 = Pacific Airlines

越南航空 jyut6 naam4 hong4 hung1 = Vietnam Airlines

越南船民中心 jyut6 naam4 syun4 man4 zung1 sam1 = Centres for Vietnamese Migrants

越南共和國 jyut6 naam4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 yue4 nan2 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Vietnam

民族優越感 man4 zuk6 jau1 jyut6 gam2 min2 zu2 you1 yue4 gan3 = ethnocentrism

跨越式發展 kwaa3 jyut6 sik1 faat3 zin2 kua4 yue4 shi4 fa1 zhan3 = "great leap forward" development (common formation)

卓越網 coek3 jyut6 mong5 zhuo2 yue4 wang3 = Joyo.com

越俎代庖 jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4 yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2 = to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs

潘越雲 pun1 jyut6 wan4 = Pan Yueh Yun (Michelle Pan)

越南國家航空 jyut6 naam4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1 yue4 nan2 guo2 jia1 hang2 kong1 = Vietnam Airlines

越南共產黨 jyut6 naam4 gung6 caan2 dong2 yue4 nan2 gong4 chan3 dang3 = Communist Party of Vietnam

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我越老越冇記性。粵
As I get older, I get more forgetful.

你越做越自然。
The more you do it, the more natural it will become.

請勿超越黃線!
Please stand behind the yellow line!

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