過火

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See also: 过火

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-
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (過火)
simp. (过火)

Pronunciation


Adjective

過火

  1. exaggerated; overdone; radical; extreme

Synonyms

Verb

過火

  1. to go too far
  2. (Hakka, Southern Min) to overcook due to higher heat than needed

Noun

過火

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) ritual where people walk over burning charcoal in temple festivals and ceremonies (said to have the effect of healing diseases and eliminating disasters)