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過火

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See also: 过火

Chinese

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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

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Adjective

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過火

  1. exaggerated; overdone; radical; extreme

Synonyms

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Verb

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過火

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

Noun

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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)