越 | yuè | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more; generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
越冬 | yuè dōng | to pass the winter; to overwinter; to hibernate |
越过 | yuè guò | to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above |
南越 | Nán Yuè | South Vietnam; South Vietnamese |
卓越 | zhuó yuè | distinction; excellence; outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid |
越剧 | Yuè jù | Shaoxing opera |
越发 | yuè fā | increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more |
跨越 | kuà yuè | to step across; step over |
穿越 | chuān yuè | to pass through; to cross; to overcome |
腾越 | téng yuè | to jump over; to vault; to soar over |
越位 | yuè wèi | offside (sports) |
越野 | yuè yě | cross country |
翻山越岭 | fān shān yuè lǐng | to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey |
翻越 | fān yuè | to cross; to surmount; to transcend |
越权 | yuè quán | to go beyond one's authority; arrogation |
激越 | jī yuè | intense; loud |
越狱 | yuè yù | to break out of prison |
吴越 | Wú Yuè | states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual arch-enemies |
逾越 | yú yuè | to exceed |
优越 | yōu yuè | superior; superiority |
超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend |
越…越… | yuè yuè | the more... the more |
越来越… | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
不可逾越 | bù kě yú yuè | impassable; insurmountable; insuperable |
不敢越雷池一步 | bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù | dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit |
不越雷池 | bù yuè léi chí | not overstepping the prescribed limits; to remain within bounds |
中日韩越 | Zhōng Rì Hán Yuè | China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam |
中越 | Zhōng yuè | Sino-Vietnam (relations) |
中越战争 | Zhōng Yuè zhàn zhēng | the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979; also known as the Third Indochina War |
僭越 | jiàn yuè | to usurp; to overstep one's authority |
北越 | Běi Yuè | North Vietnam; North Vietnamese |
卓越网 | Zhuó yuè wǎng | Joyo.com |
吴越同舟 | Wú Yuè tóng zhōu | Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals; to collaborate towards a common end; in the same boat together |
吴越春秋 | Wú Yuè chūn qiū | History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 赵晔, 10 extant scrolls |
吴越曲 | Wú Yuè qū | folk song from Wu or from south China more generally |
定向越野 | dìng xiàng yuè yě | cross-country orienteering |
巴山越岭 | bā shān yuè lǐng | to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain; good at climbing mountains |
攀越 | pān yuè | to climb over; to get over (difficulties); to scale; to surmount |
桂北越城岭 | Guì běi Yuè chéng lǐng | Mt Yuexiu, Guanxi |
横越 | héng yuè | to cross; to pass over; to traverse; trans- |
杀人越货 | shā rén yuè huò | to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money |
沙捞越 | Shā lāo yuè | Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲 |
百越 | Bǎi Yuè | Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups |
知识越多越反动 | zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng | the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人帮) |
蔓越橘 | màn yuè jú | cranberry |
超越数 | chāo yuè shù | transcendental number (math.) |
越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
越来越多 | yuè lái yuè duō | more and more |
越俎代庖 | yuè zǔ dài páo | lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands |
越侨 | Yuè qiáo | Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China) |