威過威士忌

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	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-	whiskey
trad. (威過威士忌)		威	過	威士忌
simp. (威过威士忌)		威	过	威士忌
Literally: “more awe-inspiring than whisky”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ gwo³ wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ gwo³ wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2
    • Yale: wāi gwo wāi sih géi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ gwo³ wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ guo³ wei¹ xi⁶ géi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ wɐi̯⁵⁵ siː²² kei̯²²⁻³⁵/

Idiom

威過威士忌

1. (Cantonese, simile) very awe-inspiring