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daaiˍ₆gwo˗₃
(大过)
Pinyin
da4 guo4
Translations
noun
serious offence; [粵] bigger than
dungˉ¹daaiˍ₆gwo˗₃ninˎ₄
(冬大过年)
Pinyin
dong1 da4 guo4 nian2
Translations
noun
the Winter Solstice is treated as more important than the New Year
noun
Winter Solstice is more significant than Lunar New Year
muiˉ¹zaiˊ²daaiˍ₆gwo˗₃zyuˊ²jan4/2poˎ₄
(妹仔大过主人婆)
Pinyin
mei4 zai3 da4 guo4 zhu3 ren2 po2
Translations
noun
to have one's priorities wrong (lit., "a maidservant is more imporant than one's mistress"); to treat a minor issue as a major one and vice-versa
noun
describes a situation where a person in an inferior position seems to have more authority than his/her superior; literally 'the maid is superior to her lady boss'; acting above one's place; to get one's priorities wrong