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過頭
gwo3 tau4 |
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too much; to excess | Used in Cant. speech as an alternative to 太 (too; excessively), so instead of "太(adjective)", "(adjective)過頭" is used instead. | eg.: 大過頭 too big Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,150,000 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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Characters in this word:過 gwo3 - pass through; across頭 tau4 - head; first; chief 4 compounds containing this word:熟過頭 - overdone; overcooked夠過頭 - more than enough 過頭笠 - a pullover (sweater) 過頭笠冷衫 - a pullover (sweater) |
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