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幾分顏色上大紅 (gei2 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4) — go beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself in Cantonese

geiˊ²幾fanˉ¹分ngaanˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色soengˏ₅上daaiˍ₆大hungˎ₄紅
简 几分颜色上大红
Mandarin Pinyin: ji3 fen1 yan2 se4 shang4 da4 hong2

Meaning of 幾分顏色上大紅

noungo beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself
nounto be greedy; to have won an inch and expect a mile; to push one's luck | also 三分顏色上大紅

Characters in 幾分顏色上大紅

幾gei2
a few; several; -plus
分fan1
divide; separate; part | [ant] 合
顏ngaan4
prestige; reputation; honour
色sik1
sensuality; desire for beauty; lust; lewdness; carnal pleasure
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
大daai6
a Chinese family name
紅hung4
revolutionary; morally excellent

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